Our army uses scientific and technological means to improve the food security conditions of officers and soldiers guarding the border A number of new varieties of vegetables enrich the plateau table In the snowy plateau in winter, the outdoor wind is cold and the indoor spring is full of vitality. On the cultivation rack of a frontier defense company on the plateau, more than 10 new varieties of green leafy vegetables such as red skirt lettuce, kale, perilla, basil, winter sunflower and dandelion are growing well. Officers and soldiers are checking the growth of vegetables According to the relevant person in charge of the Quartermaster Energy Bureau of the logistics support department of the Central Military Commission, this is the latest achievement of trying to grow vegetable varieties with auxiliary effects such as enhancing immunity according to the suggestions of pharmaceutical experts of the Naval Military Medical University. It is understood that in recent years, organs at all levels have attached great importance to the supply of fresh vegetables to troops in remote and difficult areas. Since last year, the relevant business departments of the Central Military Commission have relied on professional colleges and universities and used modern scientific and technological means to guide the plateau troops to plant special dishes according to local conditions. The Department of pharmacy of Naval Military Medical University gave full play to its expertise in pharmaceutical scientific research, adopted the comprehensive component analysis method of nutritional quality index and the compatibility theory of traditional Chinese medicine, and screened out a number of vegetables with good taste, high yield and certain effects of enhancing immunity, which are suitable for plateau troops. Jia Min, associate professor of pharmacy of the University, introduced that the natural environment in high-altitude areas is poor, and it is difficult to raise materials and ensure supply; There are few varieties of self-produced vegetables in the army, and officers and soldiers stationed on the plateau for a long time have higher requirements for nutrition support. Planting vegetable varieties with certain health care functions can not only enrich the dining table and ensure that officers and soldiers eat more kinds of fresh vegetables, but also adjust the physical and mental state of officers and soldiers through nutritious meals, so as to provide better guarantee for officers and soldiers to defend the border. Kale Dandelion Sauerkraut (all pictures are provided by the author) (Zhang Liang) (outlook new era)