【Objective】The shortage of arable land resource is a serious situation in China. The Gobi area located in Hexi Corridor of Gansu Province, has suitable natural conditions for fruit development such as light density and light period. However, Gobi is covered by coarse sands and gravels, which form a hard top soil layer in the desert terrain. Therefore, cultivating nectarines in the non-arable lands of Gobi needs to remove 80 cm deep gravel, then backfill soils from arable lands which are limited in Hexi Corr...