Chinese Bulletin of Botany ›› 2022, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (6): 837-847.DOI: 10.11983/CBB22165

Special Issue: 饲草生物学专辑 (2023年58卷2期、2022年57卷6期)

• ·REVIEWS· FORAGE BIOLOGY SPECIAL ISSUE • Previous Articles    

Basic Biology of Forage Grass for Constructing Coastal Grass Belt in Yellow River Delta

Tiantian Wang1, Liwen Cao2, Zhiquan Liu3, Qingshan Yang4, Liang Chen2, Min Chen5, Haichun Jing3,6,*()   

  1. 1Dongying Promotion Center for Wetland City Construction, Dongying 257091, China
    2Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
    3Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
    4Shandong Forestry Research Institute, Jinan 250014, China
    5Dongying Institute, Shandong Normal University, Dongying 257000, China
    6Engineering Laboratory for Grass-based Livestock Husbandry, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
  • Received:2022-07-24 Accepted:2022-11-15 Online:2022-11-01 Published:2022-11-18
  • Contact: Haichun Jing

Abstract: Coastal grass belt refers to the development of grass/forage farming systems according to the gradient of salinity along the coastal line, which could help develop grass-based livestock husbandry on saline soil and contribute to food security in China. This review summarizes several successful forage cultivation models in Yellow River Delta, including the forages rotation, rice-triticale/oat rotation, and forest-grass intercropping. We also discussed the biological question that are related to the understanding of the molecular mechanisms of salt tolerance, dissection of molecular modules balancing stress tolerance and biomass production, and development of value-added products of forage grasses. The resolution strategy and realization way of these biological question were summarized.

Key words: coastal grass belt, basic research questions for forage grasses, grass-based livestock husbandry, Yellow River Delta