China turns saline-alkali land in Yellow River Delta into high-yield farmland

Xu Jingeng, Li Rui

Li Ruitian, who works for a demonstration base of modern agricultural experiment on saline-alkali soil in the Yellow River Delta in east China’s Shandong province, squatted down to check on the growth of crops in a vast expanse of green farmlands as lush crops swayed in the spring wind.