Saline soils, which have high concentrations of sodium chloride and other salts, limit plant growth, and research continues to focus on developing salt-tolerant varieties of agricultural crops.
盐碱地含有高浓度的氯化钠和其他盐类，限制了植物的生长，研究继续集中于开发耐盐的农作物品种。
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Over the next year and a half investigators will test the various strains of salt-tolerant rice they've bred.
在未来一年半的时间里，研究人员将测试他们培育的各种耐盐水稻品种。
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As an EU-funded effort, the search for salt-tolerant varieties of rice is taking place in all three countries.