From the Island Owner to the King

Bailey Shack, agriculturist, head of the feedlot.

Decree Burt, the nursery logistics supervisor, he manages dozens of logistics personnel, and you can find them to solve anything you encounter in your life.

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Chen Rui appointed some key leaders of the seed engineering project one by one.

Now, Professor Dai would like to say a few words to you.

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March 11.

Demingji announced the launch of the 'Seed Project' on Tortuga Island National Radio and Television.

Very little was revealed. The outside world only knew the name of the 'Seed Engineering' project, as well as the number of participants, more than 100 scientists, and more than 1,000 farm workers. Other more detailed information about the 'Seed Engineering' is unknown.

This news, except that China spent more than a minute on the -1 news network, said that it would send a team of agronomists, seed scientists, and botanists to join the seed engineering project.

Governments and governments of other countries, the people expressed no concern, they just reported it in the ordinary news, and then, it was gone. Obviously, they did not know what they missed.

The 'seed project' was officially launched.

The project team is divided into four groups, cultivating seeds, cultivating plant seedlings, fattening and configuring nutrient solution, and finally logistics.

March 14.

The first 1,578 prehistoric plant seeds were sown in nurseries and greenhouses at the nursery.

Scientists closely observe the batch of seeds.

4 days later, March 17.

The first prehistoric plant seeds sprouted.

This is very exciting news for all scientists.

4 more days later, March 20.

Prehistoric plant seeds sprout in nurseries and greenhouses, and nutrient soil is drilled out of the sprout tips.

Another day later.

March 21.

The seeds of 58 plants have already sprouted.

Another day later, March 22.

The seeds of 73 plants sprouted.

March 23.

The seeds of 98 plants sprouted.

March 24.

The seeds of 124 plants sprouted.

March 25.

The seeds of 141 plants sprouted.

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Until March 30, the end of March.

The seeds of 171 species of plants sprouted.

The seeds of plants generally germinate in 3 to 10 days.

From March 14th. It has been 17 days since the seeds were sown.

Then there are more than 1,400 prehistoric plant seeds left. The seeds of most plant species cannot germinate due to the very long storage time, and some plants have a longer germination period.

March 31.

There are 15 experts in agriculture, seeds and plants from China who have joined the 'seed engineering' project. Most of these 15 experts are professors from major agricultural universities in China, and two of them are academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

April 11.

The seeds of 171 species increased to 178 species of plants sprouted.

From March 14 sowing to today April 11, 28 days. almost a month.

Those that should germinate will germinate, and the seeds that have not germinated cannot germinate because they have been kept in the Doomsday Seed Vault for a very long time.

Of the 1,578 prehistoric seeds sown in the first batch, only 178 could germinate, with a germination rate of about 11.3%.

Because these 1578 seeds were randomly selected by Chen Rui from the doomsday seed bank.

11.2% basically represents the germination probability of 957,251 seeds.

That is to say, among the prehistoric seeds obtained in the Doomsday Seed Vault, only 11 kinds of seeds of 100 kinds of plants germinated on average.

April 15.

The second batch of 27,000 prehistoric seeds was sown in nurseries, in greenhouses.

More than a month later. May 17.

2771 prehistoric seeds sprouted.

The germination rate of 10.26% is lower than the 11.2% germination rate of the first prehistoric seeds, but very close.

At this time. The first batch of 178 kinds of prehistoric plants that successfully germinated after one and a half months, nearly 2 months of growth, all grew green leaves. Under the careful care of scientists and farm workers, the growth was very good and lush.

Depending on the length of the plant's maturity, plants with a short maturity have already opened buds, or bright little flowers.

During the growth of the first batch of 178 plants that successfully germinated.

undoubtedly. The workload of scientists is very huge, and they are very busy all day. Busy in the fields of the nursery, woodland. In various simulated natural environments such as ponds and under shady slopes,... Although they are busy, they are also very fulfilling, because they are doing something that is of great significance to human beings.

Agronomists work all day to fatten plants, kill insects, and fight bacterial diseases.

Botanists need to observe plant morphology, ecological habits, and classify plants.

Because the main purpose of scientists is to study the use of these prehistoric plants, so that they can benefit human beings.

Therefore, the primary classification of these prehistoric plants is not that of the field of biology according to plant taxonomy.

Instead, the plants are classified according to what they are used for.

For example, food plants that can provide human beings with abundant protein, eggs and starch every day.

Vegetables and plants that can be eaten, taste very good, and have very high nutritional value.

A succulent, tart or sweet fruit plant that can be eaten raw.

Seeds, fruits, roots, and bark are made into seasonings, spice plants that add fragrance to food.

An oil plant whose fruit or seeds provide the cooking oil that humans use to cook.

Sugar plants whose roots and stems can be used to make sugar.

In addition, there are raw plants, ornamental plants and so on.

In addition, scientists also classify these plants according to their ecological habits, terrestrial plants, aquatic plants, epiphytes, parasitic plants, saprophytes.

According to the adaptation of plants to long-day, short-day, temperature, rainfall and other environments, they are divided into tropical plants, subtropical plants, temperate plants, and boreal plants.

There are also life cycles of plants, annuals, biennials, perennials.

What else likes light, likes shade, tolerates drought, tolerates water and humidity, likes acid soil plants, calcareous soil plants, ...

Classification of plants is a huge and complicated workload.

It takes most of the time and effort of botanists.

Scientists have to do these jobs, which are very important and very urgent.

Scientists need to transplant plants with different ecological habits into different environments to adapt to.

For example, according to the adaptation of plants to long-day, short-day, temperature, rainfall and other natural environments, they are divided into tropical plants, subtropical plants, temperate plants, and boreal plants. (To be continued)