"That's it." Li Yutang said: "In 1986, Tunisia established diplomatic relations with my country. As a national gift, six Tunisian pomegranate seedlings were presented to my country, which were planted at the Heyin Pomegranate Base in Xingyang. They were sponsored by the Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences. The engineers were responsible for the cultivation.”
“But because they didn’t understand it at the time. Tunisian pomegranates are cold-resistant, so four of them froze to death that winter. To be on the safe side, the remaining two seedlings were transplanted to the nursery greenhouse to be used as the mother plant for scion production, and the Heyin pomegranate was used as the rootstock for propagation. . ”
“After several years of improvement and optimization, a kind of Pomegranates are adapted to grow in red and white soil in China, but their shape is not outstanding. Except for the size and density of the fruit, which retain the foreign characteristics, the other characteristics are more close to the characteristics of Heyin pomegranates. ”
“The Tunisian pomegranate has a round and plump shape, a thin skin, and a single fruit quality. The amount is said to be up to 400 grams. The key is that the seeds are plump and dense, the juice is rich, and they are soft, sweet and refreshing. The biggest feature is that the pomegranate seeds are small and soft, and can be eaten directly after chewing. "
"Eh? These characteristics are very similar to how we manage pomegranates!" Zhou Zhi said.
"Yes, inspired by you, when we were inquiring about the pomegranate planting environment, scale and local high-quality varieties in the autonomous prefecture, we also wanted to inquire about the development of other pomegranate producing areas. The result alarmed the comrades of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences. The situation in our autonomous prefecture , which surprised and delighted them.”
“Liangshan Prefecture has a warm climate and long sunshine hours, and there are excellent pomegranate varieties locally. It is also a soft-seeded pomegranate like the Tunisian pomegranate, except for its size and appearance. Tunisian pomegranates are beautiful and have comparable sugar content, water content, and edible rate, which makes comrades from the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences very interested.”
“Now the country is planning to carry out Tunisian pomegranate cultivation in our autonomous prefecture. Of course, our autonomous prefecture has also responded positively to the tentative expansion work, and is currently considering the local area.”
“Will our Meigu Lianhe Township have any advantages over traditional pomegranate sites like Huili? ?" Zhou Zhi asked.
This young man is really smart, and he revealed the key point in one sentence. Li Yutang smiled and said: "If you just need to find rootstocks, Lianhe Township certainly doesn't have the slightest advantage."
This is the law of nature. The rootstock is an old tree. Cut off some branches and graft them with new varieties. Lianhe Township does not even have pomegranates, so it is naturally impossible to provide old trees as rootstocks. This is the case in Huili County. Unique advantages.
“But Yu Province has developed for so many years, and not all the branches on the two remaining mother trees are used for grafting.”
Zhou Zhi patted his thigh: “High branch pressure. , it is impossible for experts from the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences not to try this method to obtain seedlings with the same characteristics as the mother parent!” "Elbow, you are really no stranger to farm work. You all know this!"
"Because a mutant Shatian pomelo was discovered in our hometown of Zhenlong Township. It is tender, pure and sweet, without sour taste. Our local Agricultural Science Institute The multiplication work carried out simultaneously through branch grafting and high-branch layering has gradually begun to take shape, forming regional variety advantages.”
"Now that you know, this matter is easy." Li Yutang continued: "Experts from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences will come to inspect next. In addition to grafting and propagating the pomegranate base in Huili County, they also need to choose a place. There are no pomegranate trees around to specifically breed seedlings obtained through high-branch layering. It seems to be isolated from the local pomegranates so that cross-fertilization will not occur. Because of contamination of that kind of place." "Yes." Zhou Zhi nodded: "Theoretically, these seedlings obtained through high-branch layering are exactly the same as the Tunisian parent. They have another important task when they are brought to us for reproduction. When they grow up, they will become female parents and used as variety resources for grafting and further high-branch layering.”
"Then we, Lianhe Township, can make this base!" Wu Renzhong just doesn't know much about agriculture and rural situations, but that doesn't mean he is stupid: "We don't need to sell fruits at all in the future! We can sell saplings !”
“Oh!” There was a hint of surprise in Li Yutang’s eyes: “Being able to think of this means that Renzhong is so important. We have really made a lot of progress in a while!”
“If this is the case, can you please ask experts from the Autonomous Prefecture Academy of Agricultural Sciences to visit our Lianhe Township first?” Wu Renzhong was greatly encouraged by his brother-in-law’s praise: "Inspect the climate and soil in advance and help us delineate a suitable area? Or something like that... win at the starting line?"
This time, Li Yutang just held the wine glass and smiled without saying a word.
"Brother Li has to consider the overall situation of the autonomous prefecture. A bowl of water must be balanced. If he can tell us this information, he has already taken care of us. How can he come forward for the rest?" Zhou Zhi smiled. Picking up the cup, he touched it with Li Yutang and Wu Renzhong: "We can only handle this matter ourselves. Doesn't Shama have a classmate? Let's ask her to help us contact experts. As for the funding, it's up to me. Let’s solve it. The rich people who sponsor our school’s research now like to do charity to gain fame, not to mention that it doesn’t cost two yuan.”
After that, he put the cup and Shama, Liu Mei’e, Azi also touched it: "Shama, just tell your classmate that we have secured a charity fund from a Hong Kong businessman, but they are also the masters who don't let go of the eagle before they see the rabbit. They need to see the projects implemented." After discussion, our township wants to develop pomegranate planting as an industry. We asked comrades from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences to help us investigate and plan. As for the Tunisian pomegranate, we didn’t mention it at all.”
“ There must be brave men under heavy rewards. Shama, tell your classmate that Hong Kong businessmen are very wealthy and help our township inspect the pomegranate base. If you are optimistic, we will pay them half a year's salary. Labor fee."
"Why don't they want to die?" Shama is also a wealthy woman, but her main income comes from English training classes during the holidays. This kind of thing is common nowadays. Phenomenon, she also knows the feeling of "the horse is not fat without the night grass", and then thought of a question: "If someone asks which Hong Kong company it is, what should I say?"
"If someone has to ask, just ask AXA Fund." Zhou Zhi said, "I'm still sure if they can spend some money."
"That would be great." Li Yutang raised his glass: "Come on, let's have another drink together, and I wish you great success in Lianhe Township!"
"Renzhong, although I have an elbow, Although he is younger than you, do you think he is very stable and thoughtful?" Liu Mei'e said, "You should learn more from him."
Wu Renzhong said cheerfully, "It seems like he's doing things well lately." I understand a little bit, elbow. Not to mention, the friendship between the two brothers is all in the wine, do it!" (End of Chapter)