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Chapter 216: Strategic Impact of Super Sand No. 1!

“Super Sand No. 1?”

“Growing soybeans in the desert?”

“This… how is this possible!”

As the promotional video played and MC Merchant explained, the big shots present jumped up from their seats one after another.

If it could really be achieved as shown in the picture, planting on completely desertified land...

Then there would be too many alternative planting plots in the country!

Taklamakan Desert, Gurbantunggut Desert, Badain Jaran Desert, Tengger Desert, Mu Us Desert, and so on.

The total land area of all deserts combined exceeds 1.3 million square kilometers, accounting for approximately 17% of the country's total land area!

What is the concept of this data?

You know, China's available arable land area only accounts for 12.5% of the country's land area!

The per capita arable land is only 1.4 mu, ranking 126th in the world.

With such scarce arable land, domestic agricultural workers have grown enough food to feed 1.4 billion people.

If all those deserts are utilized, even if they are only used to grow soybeans, the impact will be unpredictable.

Looking at the astonished crowd, Old Merchant smiled confidently and said: "Super Sand No. 1 has been closed-loop rotationally planted for 10 cycles in several desert planting areas contracted by ourselves, and the results are very gratifying!"

“If you bosses don’t believe it, you can take these soybeans back for inspection, or send someone to our desert farm for inspection.”

This is an excellent result that the boss personally instructed MC [Breeding Expert] Old Farmer to directionally cultivate.

According to Old Farmer, in order to breed 'desert soybeans' suitable for desertified soil, he has gone through tens of thousands of hybrid breeding and [bone meal] ripening.

Such an astonishing amount of work, if it is handed over to ordinary agricultural science and technology workers to spend time on normal cultivation, it will not produce results in a few hundred years.

This is also why, when Chen Jue accidentally recruited MC [Breeding Expert] for the first time, he began to instruct the other party to start researching and directionally cultivating the idea of 'desert soybeans'.

He even bought 'Dongsheng 118', a drought-resistant and saline-alkali-tolerant soybean, at the International Food Exhibition in the magic capital by chance, which accelerated the breeding and incubation of 'desert soybeans'.

Now, taking it out in front of domestic giants such as COFCO, China Grain Reserves, and China National Agricultural Development Group is as powerful as dropping an atomic bomb on the little devils!

A proper trump card!

As soon as the big-nosed merchant said that he could go to the site to observe, several big shots present couldn't sit still. While frantically snatching the sample bag of 'Super Sand No. 1' from Old Merchant's hand, each of them had red eyes as if they were about to eat people: "President Shang! What are the variety parameters of this desert soybean? Is it certain that it can be suitable for planting in deserts across the country?”

You can’t help but be excited!

In the eyes of these professionals, the status of this new variety of soybean is no less than that of hybrid rice cultivated by Academician Yuan.

Even in some aspects, the strategic impact is even greater than that of hybrid rice!

As long as the variety parameters are passable, even if it is only half of the parameters of ordinary domestic soybeans, it is considered合格.

After all, it doesn’t pick the land, and even the desert can produce results. What else is there to be picky about?

Seeing everyone's anxious look, Old Merchant began to patiently introduce with a smile on his face: "The growth period of Super Sand No. 1 is about 90 days, the plant height is 100 cm, the number of main stem nodes is about 18, the number of effective pods per plant is 60, the number of grains per pod is 5-8, the crude protein content is 42.49%, and the crude fat content is 22.55%."

Gu Xianmin and others felt their heads become more and more dizzy as they listened to the data that the other party came up with easily.

The expressions on their faces kept changing from surprise to doubt.

What is surprising is that once this desert soybean is popularized.

Then the domestic soybean shortage will be greatly improved, and even after the surplus, there will be no problem in exporting it.

What is doubtful is that they are worried about the authenticity of this desert soybean.

Because they are afraid, they are afraid of encountering a big忽悠who falsifies data, and losing such a soybean variety that can be called a national treasure like a dream.

“Unbelievable! Such high protein and fat content is almost catching up with the American genetically modified ‘Wilson’!”

“Is this really a variety that can be cultivated by a private enterprise?”

“What about the yield per mu? Since you have tried it for 10 cycles, there should be yield per mu data!”

Everyone stroked the plump desert soybeans in their hands, their eyes full of disbelief.

Old Merchant continued to introduce: "Currently, the trial planting area of 'Super Sand No. 1' in our company is no less than 1,000 mu, and the yield per mu in rough cultivation is about 400 jin. If the groundwater resources are more abundant, the yield per mu can be increased by 10%."

As soon as these words came out, Gu Xianmin and others finally let go of their hanging hearts.

“400 jin of rough cultivation yield is definitely enough. The yield alone is already very close to the median of American soybeans.”

Among them, the China National Agricultural Development Group president who understood the technology seemed to capture key information and asked: "Groundwater resources? Is the growth of this desert soybean also related to groundwater?"

Old Merchant nodded and put the cross-sectional analysis structure diagram of the mature plant of 'Super Sand No. 1' on the projection.

In the picture, the soybean plant standing above the yellow sand has an ultra-long root system as thin as a fishing line.

The depth of the root system in the picture is marked as more than 20 meters, like a straw inserted directly into the groundwater.

If it weren't for this, this 'Super Sand No. 1' soybean would not be able to grow and reproduce normally in the harsh and arid desert environment.

“What a fantastic gene improvement plan!”

“Strengthen the root system to take root in the ground and draw water, just like Populus euphratica, camel thorns, and cacti, adapting to the desert environment.”

“President Shang, there are capable people in your company’s scientific research team!”

The big shots present were all from agricultural majors. Even if they had never been exposed to soybean breeding, they could basically understand the diagram at a glance.

It's just that when I think of such a desert soybean with heaven-defying parameters, it just appeared silently on the land of Shenzhou.

Gu Xianmin, the leader, still couldn't hide the doubts in his heart and asked in a low voice: "President Shang, your company should not have applied for a new variety patent yet, right? Otherwise, our news would be so well-informed, there is no reason to be kept in the dark for so long! It has been rotationally planted for 10 cycles!”

Old Merchant smiled mysteriously and said: "For 'Super Sand No. 1', our Red Star Trading and Cube Agricultural Technology Company do not intend to apply for patent rights. Instead, we plan to learn from Coca-Cola and permanently seal the breeding process and experimental data."

You know, Coca-Cola's formula patent is known as the most successful and mysterious marketing method in the advertising world.

Coca-Cola has been around for more than 130 years, but very few people can really crack the Coca-Cola formula.

Even the Coca-Cola company itself is very鸡贼and did not apply for a patent. It promoted various soft articles to the outside world, saying that only 3 people in the world have mastered it, and the formula of Coca-Cola syrup is hidden in the bank's safe.

Because the production patent for formula products has a time limit. After 50 years, detailed formula data must be announced to the public.

Relying on such gimmick marketing and unique taste and addictiveness (cocaine and coca leaf extract play a role), Coca-Cola is almost popular all over the world.

After Chen Jue learned that [Breeding Expert] had cultivated desert soybeans, he also chose a plan not to apply for a patent.

In addition to ensuring that the intellectual property rights of desert soybeans will always remain in the Cube Group, it also stifled the possibility of foreign scientific research teams replicating 'Super Sand No. 1' at the source through experimental data.

“Coca-Cola?”

The big shots also showed understanding when they heard this business plan.

After all, Red Star Trading 'invested huge sums of money' and put a lot of effort into cultivating new varieties, and how to use them is their own business.

It is already generous and selfless to be willing to share it.

It's just that when I heard the big-nosed merchant say: "If the country needs it, our Red Star Trading will unconditionally and unlimitedly cooperate with the supply of 'Super Sand No. 1' soybean seeds at a cost price of 4,000 yuan per ton!"

As soon as this promise came out, all the people in charge who came to the scene were shocked.

Because the price of this soybean seed is even cheaper than the traditional mainstream varieties on the market.

It is impossible to describe such a national and people-benefiting agricultural artifact with other words except 'patriotism' when it is sold as a cabbage price.

So everyone stood up and expressed their position: "Thank you President Shang for your support! Based on the particularity of this soybean, I, Gu Xianmin, will do everything I can to popularize it nationwide!"

“Isn’t it just American soybeans and the four major grain merchants?”

“Let’s干them丫的!”