The largest gene bank at the "King of Jinling Tree" in Nanjing is in Niushan Forest Farm

Longhu.com (Reporter Cai Min, a reporter, Cai Yuehan, Correspondent Niu Wenxuan) In May of this year, the results of the online selection activity of "extremely beautiful Nanjing -Nanjing Jinling Tree King" were released. The top heroes are the top list. In the Niushou Forest Farm in the southern suburbs of Nanjing, it has the largest Nanjing community in the country so far, and is known as Nanjing's largest Nanjing Gee Gene Library.

Nanjing 椴 is a plant of the trees and trees. It is named after the leaves of the leaves. It is named after being discovered in Nanjing. It is a unique local tree species in my country. The reporter learned from Shen Yongbao, a professor at the University of Forestry University of Nanjing Forestry University that Nanjing 椴 has a high economic value. It is both a high -quality honey source, and the leaves can be used as feed and can be used as wood tree species. At present, the number of wild Nanjing nationwide in the country does not exceed 2,000, which is an endangered rare tree species in the country's key protection.

"The Niushoushan Forest Farm located in the southern suburbs of Nanjing is the largest Nanjing 椴 gene library in Nanjing." Shen Yongbao said that in 2005, the community connected by 104 Nanjing 椴 was found in the middle of the northern slope of the Zutang Mountain in Niushoushan Forest. The age is mostly 180 to 200 years. Today, through artificial selection, seedling, planting, etc., the number of Nanjing pupa in the Niu Shoushan Forest Farm has reached about 400.

"The number of Nanjing 量 is scarce and the economic value is high." Professor Shen Yongbao said that the protection of the resources of Nanjing 椴 is imminent, and it is necessary to strictly prevent pollution of germplasm resources. Reversed. When cultivating Nanjing。, we must adhere to local seedlings and local transplants to avoid contamination of genetic resources and protect the quality resources of Nanjing. "

In addition to Nanjing, there are many rare plants, such as Libai, Daqing, Tofu Chai, Wufan Tree and so on. In 2017, the Niushan Scenic Area won the title of "China Forest Health Base". The relevant person in charge of Niushan Scenic Area said that in the next step, Niushan Mountain will continue to adhere to the concept of green development of forests, strengthen the daily protection and management of ancient trees, strengthen the protection of high -quality species resources in forestry, explore more diversified diversion Forest ecological protection method.

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