PTS Taiwan: U.S. desert seed bank helps discover plant adaptability gene information
Translated from Mandarin
PTS International reporter Harry Chang reported, "The Mojave Desert, which straddles the borders of four states in the southwest of the United States and is about twice the size of Taiwan, is full of gravel and strange-shaped plants, although the rolling yellow sand cannot be seen. But it has a certain effect on the ecological balance of the earth.”
Deserts and deserts account for a quarter of the world's land. Research in recent years has found that desert ecology has quietly absorbed and sequestered a large amount of carbon dioxide. Therefore, if you want to sequester carbon and fight global warming, the ecological conservation of deserts cannot be ignored.
Kelly Herbinson, executive director of the Mojave Desert Land Trust, explained, "Deserts play an important role in sequestering and sequestering carbon. California's deserts absorb 10% of the state's carbon and play an important role in regulating the climate."
The environmental organization MDLT "Mojave Desert Land Trust" began to establish a seed bank more than 6 years ago, specializing in the seeds of desert native plants that have received little attention.