Desert drought is generally considered as the major factor that results in the low survival rate and poor growth of seedlings of desert plants. But recent research using desert plant Haloxylon ammodendron discovered that high desert surface temperature (≥ 50oC) is actually a major limiting factor under numerous desert habitats. Based on the discovery, a new tree-planting technique for desert afforestation is invented. This study has been published on SCIENCE CHINA Life Sciences (In Chinese), 2014, No.3.
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