he drought-resistances of 16 representative sand-fixing plant species in the Taklamakan Desert area are analysed by comprehensive evaluation method,and the salt-tolerances of 6 plant species are observed through pot experiment irrigated with different salt concentration water.The 16 drought-resistant plant species can be ranked by their resistance to drought as:Tamarix hohenackeri>Haloxylon ammodendron>T. austromon-golica>H. persicum, Caragana korshinskii, Artemisia arenaria, Calligonum leucoladum,C. rubicu...