Study on status and exploiting potential of Helianthus tuberosus

As a kind of new energy plant, Helianthus tuberosus has many fine characteristics, like drought, cold and salt resistances and so on. It can effectively solve the contradictions among food, people and land during planting. It is an important development energy plant, and has wide popularization and application value. In this paper, study was made on its ecological characteristics, economic use, salt resistance and research work on inulin from H.tuberosus and ethanol from H.tuberosus was also summarized. It pointed out the research trend and development potential of H.tuberosus.