Abstract: The drought enduring perinnial semishrub Artemisia which are widely distri-buted on cold seasion rangeland in western part of China are the main com-ponents in Arternisia desert,they are also good forages for livestock.The area of Artemisia desert in Xinjiang is over 100 million mus.The eco-bio-logical characteritics of Artemisia rutifolia Steph and Artemisia transiliensis Poljk which are widely distributed in Xinjiang were studied in this experiment for proposing techniques of cultivation and methods of utilization.

Key words: Artemisia, semishrub, eco-biological characteristics

摘要： 我国西部冷季草场中广为分布的多年生早生小半灌木蒿属植物是蒿类荒漠的主要组成成分和牲畜采食的优良牧草。新疆有蒿类荒漠1亿亩以上。本文通过对新疆分布较广的伊犁蒿、园叶蒿的初步研究提出了蒿类小半灌木的栽培技术和利用措施。

关键词: 蒿属, 小半灌木, 生态生物学特性