Jinjiang genuine 90
Professor Ye Huaxi took in the expressions of several of his doctoral students from the corner of his eye.
It is normal for young people to be arrogant, and he has also been through this stage, but it is not good for excessive arrogance to turn into conceit. It is time to let them go out and see the world.
The National Botanical Garden is undoubtedly the leading botanical garden in the country, and its research results in various fields are maintained at a high level, but it does not mean that it will not be surpassed.
Maybe it’s Huajianji, maybe it’s other botanical gardens, or maybe it’s a foreign research institute. If we keep indulging in our current achievements, what progress can we make in the future?
Always maintaining a learning attitude is the attitude that every scientific researcher should have.
Ye Huaxi carefully observed the huge insect pitcher in front of him, from the vines with hanging leaves, the wide and fat pitcher body, to the brightly colored lips and the huge pitcher lid on top, every part showed that it was a mature insect pitcher that had developed naturally and had not been artificially ripened.
It is rare for them to grow to such an amazing size.
First of all, it must have high-quality genes and growth potential. Secondly, the external environment and cultivation methods are also very important.
Ye Huaxi turned his head to look at Ye Han and the others and asked: "How long have these two Nepenthes rajah been in the botanical garden?"
Ye Han: "About half a year. We completed the formalities and introduced it in November last year."
Only half a year?!
Several researchers were shocked again, looking at the Nepenthes rajah in front of them that was so lush that it had even coiled around the branches of the trees, and their hearts were trembling.
It's incredible that it has grown so big in just half a year.
The few plants in the National Botanical Garden were severely damaged after being transplanted and were not used to the local climate and soil. It took them more than half a year to recover under the care of their entire scientific research team.
However, the two plants in front of us do not show any discomfort after transplantation. They have grown taller than the plants in their place of origin!
It also won the Guinness World Record. How did it do it?
Even within the knowledge reserves of these geniuses, the situation before them was beyond comprehension.
Professor Ye Huaxi also showed a surprised expression, and then he murmured: "In recent years, the cultivation technology of foreign bases has developed rapidly.
I have read a related article in a scientific magazine: XX base had long ago cultivated high-quality insect traps with a height of 36-38 cm, and used them as mother plant divisions for reproduction, but the technology was not mature at the time and did not attract widespread attention.
Where were these two Nepenthes rajah introduced from?
Ye Han: "Yes, professor. We selected the two best plants after the mother plant was divided. When it was shipped from abroad, the largest insect trap of one of them was 36.5 centimeters. After cultivation, it reached the current 44 centimeters."
It took her a lot of effort to introduce them from abroad. Including the handling fees, the total cost of the two pitcher plants was more than 1 million.
There are foreign collectors who also want to purchase it. To get the best varieties, you have to offer a higher price than them.
More than one million is enough to buy a house in a place like W City, but Ye Han is the only one willing to spend the money on introducing plants.
Hearing this, Fu Qingyuan's expression became more and more embarrassed.
Just as they were feeling complacent with their achievements, breeding technology abroad was also developing rapidly. They had already cultivated a size of 37 cm and were trying to continue this huge characteristic.
In this light, the 34-centimeter record they cultivated is nothing.
Just because it is the first case in the country and there is no comparison, it gives people the illusion that the results are outstanding.
Professor Ye Huaxi also discussed some training issues with Ye Han.
With the help of intelligent systems, Ye Han strives to simulate the environment of the place of origin and improve it to create the most suitable living environment for plants.
The soil is transported from local areas, and the temperature, humidity, light and rainfall are very close. Insects, small mammals, etc. are placed there to provide them with food, and with the promotion of plant nutrient solution, such a result is inevitable.
Bi Jinghui watched the two of them chatting happily, and stood by with his mouth open, unable to say a word.
The W City Botanical Garden did not have an area for carnivorous plants, and endangered species like the Nepenthes rajah were even harder to see. All the knowledge he had was from literature.
But theoretical knowledge and practice are two different things, which meant he had no say at all.
Other researchers were surprised at Ye Han's knowledge of Nepenthes rajah.
But...isn’t she the director of Huajianji?
If you don’t know, you might think he is some botanical expert who can communicate fluently with Professor Ye, who is at the top of the industry!
There are many details in the cultivation process that even they may not notice.
Ye Han made use of the functions of the intelligent system. All the data of the plants were clear at a glance, and even an increase of 0.01 mm in the cage body could be monitored.
During the intensive cultivation process, she recorded the growth status of the Nepenthes rajah every day, and her control over details surpassed everyone else.
Just yesterday, she compiled a separate set of relevant data in preparation for today.
Professor Ye Huaxi nodded repeatedly after hearing this and instructed the researchers below: "Record the key points of Director Ye's training."
"Oh, oh, okay, professor." Fu Qingyuan and the others were stunned and frantically looked for recorders and notebooks.
My initial arrogant attitude was gone, and I started to record what I had written down wholeheartedly at the professor's request.
After the recording was completed, Ye Han showed the inspection team a scene that no one had ever seen before - the process of Nepenthes rajah preying on mice.
Mice are commonly used experimental materials in medicine. Artificially bred mice are very clean, pure white, do not carry germs, and are raised to be plump. They are currently the favorite food of these two Nepenthes rajah pitcher plants.
However, the hunting scene is inevitably a bit strange, which may cause dissatisfaction among tourists who keep pet rats. Ye Han usually chooses to feed the rats after the museum closes.
Soon, six experimental mice were released, which surprised the researchers.
so much!
Can you really digest it?!
Although carnivorous plants such as pitcher plants can prey on insects, they can absorb water from the soil and carry out photosynthesis like other plants.
Hunting is more like a defensive function of living in a harsh environment.
It often takes them more than half a month to digest a meal, and they cannot eat too much, otherwise their insect-catching organs will turn black and fall off due to indigestion, or they may even die.
Therefore, carnivorous plants cultivated artificially do not need to be hunted, and can be fertilized when necessary.
However, the carnivorous plants in Huajianji are different.
They are very active and each one is a good hunter. Visitors can often see them preying on small insects, which looks both ferocious and cute.
Especially these two Nepenthes rajah pitcher plants, their insect pitchers are huge and grow very fast, so they need more nutrition and frequent feeding.
Several small white mice, about seven or eight centimeters long, were released. They squeaked a few times, moved their noses and whiskers on both sides, sniffed the tempting aroma emitted by the nectar glands of the insect trap, and gradually approached the insect trap.
They had been hungry for most of the day and were starving. The smell of honey was extremely attractive to them.
Professor Ye stood in front of the glass partition without moving his eyes away. He only whispered to the two researchers to take photos and record, and to capture this precious information.
After about five or six minutes, a little white mouse with a very long tail finally crawled to the mouth of the largest insect trap and kept sniffing the sweet smell emanating from the cage lid and the bottle mouth, as if wanting to take a bite.
Unfortunately, before it could go any further, it was not paying attention and fell into the digestive fluid along the smooth bottle mouth and inner wall, making a "splash" sound.
The hunt was successful, so fast!
A group of people approached one after another. Except for Professor Ye Huaxi who was more reserved, the others put their foreheads against the glass and tried to look inside. Fortunately, the insect cage was located relatively close, and a figure could be vaguely seen from the open cage lid.
The little white mouse struggled frantically in 3 liters of acidic digestive fluid. A little sticky splashing sound could be heard. It seemed to want to climb up the edge several times, but the inner wall was too slippery and it could not climb up at all, and it squeaked in panic.
But before long, its sound became weaker and weaker, and finally became silent.
Several other mice also fell into other insect traps and all became food for the two Nepenthes rajah pitcher plants.
One of the smaller ones originally went to the nearby Nepenthes bicalcarata, but when it was about to climb up, it was attracted back by the stronger smell of honey and fell back into the huge insect trap that had its lid opened and was ready to invite the insect into the trap.
Ye Han has become accustomed to this.
These two Nepenthes rajah pitcher plants never let go of any prey and can be said to be very greedy.
However, Nepenthes bicalcarata cannot digest mice. Its digestive juices are not acidic enough and are only suitable for digesting small insects and ants.
Her expression remained calm, but others couldn't remain calm.
He actually ate it!
Several researchers looked at each other. They had never seen such a shocking predation process.
These were little white mice, which were more than a hundred times larger than those ants and insects. Yet, all of them fell into the insect trap without exception and never came out again.
It is most likely dead and just waiting to be slowly digested and absorbed by digestive juices.
The researchers tried to get close to the glass and looked at the insect trap with the lid half closed, trying to peek into what was going on inside.
The six mice were evenly distributed among the two Nepenthes rajah pitcher plants, three mice in each plant. I don't know if it was a coincidence.
But they could already predict that such a huge prey would take at least more than a month to digest. As for whether it could be completely digested and absorbed in the end -
Based on the performance of Huajianji, it should be possible.
Fu Qingyuan was recording while recalling what had just happened, his mind in turmoil.
He had to admit that today's inspection had opened his eyes.
No botanical garden, whether domestic or foreign, has ever displayed the original hunting scenes of carnivorous plants.
Even the National Botanical Garden where he works uses normal artificial cultivation methods.
The only one who can do this is Huajianji.
This may be a new research direction.
Will adding extra food to the pitchers speed up the development of individual pitchers?
Is the Guinness record-breaking insect trap of Huajianji related to this factor?
What is the difference between carnivorous plants grown using this method and those grown using ordinary means?
Do different nutrients affect the digestion rate of insect traps?
There are many issues worth discussing.
Professor Ye Huaxi was obviously very interested in this: "How long will it take for these mice to digest it?"
Ye Han: “About two weeks.”
Professor Ye looked at the huge insect trap and said, "It's twice as fast as I thought.
This means that the nutrients they need in a short period of time have doubled, and the feedback in terms of morphology is that their growth rate has accelerated, their insect-catching organs have developed, and their numbers have increased. "
Bi Jinghui agreed at the right time, but unfortunately it did not attract any attention at all.
Professor Ye was still thinking about the problem. The other researchers were either taking notes or organizing the data they had just taken, and did not even glance at him.
Bi Jinghui:......
This was totally different from what he had expected.
After more than an hour in Huajianji, he didn't even say a word to Professor Ye.
This won't work.
When this stage is over, he must take the initiative to guide the topic and turn it to orchids.
After a moment, Professor Ye turned his head to look at Ye Han: "If it is convenient, the expedition team hopes to collect some samples to take back for research."
The digestive capacity and growth rate of these two Nepenthes rajah pitcher plants are astonishing, and they also have insect traps that broke the Guinness World Record, making them of extremely high scientific research value.
Ye Han naturally agreed: "No problem, professor."
Professor Ye also smiled. "I have done research on the question you asked about the breeding of rare species. I will ask my assistant to send you a document this afternoon. It contains very detailed information."
This is what Ye Han wanted. His eyes curved: "Thank you, Professor."
In the following time, the group continued to investigate other carnivorous plants.
The steel needles on the Venus flytrap are closed, and through the gaps, you can vaguely see an insect trapped inside; the leaves of the sundew are rolled up, and the mucus makes it difficult for the prey inside to escape; it seems that an insect has fallen into the inside of the colorful pattern of the pitcher plant, and dots of shadows appear under the light...
Each carnivorous plant grows very well and is very good at hunting. They are brightly colored and lush, and are distributed in large areas. They look extremely active and full of vitality.
It seems that they have finally found the Garden of Eden suitable for their survival, where they live happily, reproduce, strive to grow, and together form a huge carnivorous plant exhibition area.
These types of carnivorous plants are clearly cultivated in the National Botanical Garden, and the living environment has also been built at a huge cost. However, as Fu Qingyuan followed behind everyone and looked at the colorful carnivorous plants that used various methods to attract insects, he always felt that...something was different.
It was difficult to tell exactly what the difference was, but he actually felt that the carnivorous plants in Huajianji were better cultivated.
Fu Qingyuan's face changed slightly and he suddenly stopped.
No, it must be an illusion.
How could he have such an idea?
Fu Qingyuan admitted that the Nepenthes rajah and Nepenthes bicalcarata that he had just seen were indeed cultivated very well. Their huge size and peculiar hunting scenes were obvious to all, and there was a lot to learn.
But in other aspects, such as the bladderwort in front of us, the National Botanical Garden cultivates far more types and quantities of bladderwort than these, and Huajianji has no advantage in this regard.
The richness of plant species in the National Botanical Garden is unmatched by any other botanical garden.
Thinking of this, I felt a sense of pride in my heart, and my confidence, which had been hit, was restored.
Unfortunately, Fu Qingyuan still doesn’t understand that the National Botanical Garden has a rich variety of plants because of its strategic significance and transcendent status, and has nothing to do with him personally.
Whether he joins the job or not will not affect it in the slightest.
As a scientific researcher, the most important thing for him is to cultivate good plants and achieve outstanding research results.
In this regard, Huajianji wins.
Professor Ye Huaxi led the team to walk and stop, pausing from time to time to observe carefully, and signaled the researchers below to take notes and save the video data.
Dr. Yu Siming and Ye Han walked on Professor Ye's left and right, occasionally answering each other's questions and exchanging training experiences.
The opportunity to communicate with big guys is rare. Dr. Yu took this opportunity to communicate some in-depth issues and project difficulties and benefited a lot.
Time passed quickly. By the time the last carnivorous plant appeared in front of us, almost three hours had passed and the investigation was coming to an end.
Although they came for an inspection, the inspection team led by Professor Ye did not provide any guidance along the way.
On the contrary, their team gained a lot.
Bi Jinghui had been ignored since he entered the school and had not had any chance to talk to Professor Ye. Now he finally couldn't help it.
Following the idea in his mind, he quickly walked to Ye Han and said, "I heard that Director Ye has created an orchid exhibition area, which includes the famous Darwin orchid. Can I see it today?"
"Professor, look—"
Sure enough, Professor Ye glanced at him and seemed interested.
Darwin's Land, along with the prophetic long-beaked hawk moth, is strong evidence of the theory of evolution, but the latter is basically extinct, and the reproduction of its offspring has become a major problem.
This certainly makes it even rarer.
There is only one in the National Botanical Gardens, and it is usually only exhibited at orchid exhibitions.
After the inspection just now, Professor Ye was very impressed with Huajianji and wanted to see how the other party cultivated it.
The orchid area was not far away and we arrived there quickly.
There are more than a dozen orchids growing on the thick gray-brown wooden stakes, and ferns and mosses are distributed around the stakes, giving it a full sense of design.
However, in April and May, neither the Paphiopedilum, Darwin orchid, nor the Comet orchid were in bloom, and only two Phalaenopsis orchids were in bloom, making the overall ornamental value poor.
But researchers don't care about these, they pay more attention to the growth status and other characteristics of the plants.
The plants cultivated by Huajianji are naturally impeccable, with excellent appearance and quality.
Bi Jinghui's purpose was not just this, "Director Ye, our R&D team is studying the cultivation of rare orchids, and we expect to publish relevant academic reports and papers by the end of the year.
Maybe I can help you solve the pollination and cultivation problems of Darwin orchids by then."
"By the way, have you made any progress in this area of research? The laboratory should have been built a long time ago, right?"
Bi Jinghui smiled and said, "Hua Jian Ji is so popular right now, and there are queues of people at the shops around the door every day. Those advanced equipment should also be updated to avoid affecting the experimental results. Don't you think so?"
How could Ye Han not hear the hidden meaning behind the other party's words? He smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Director Bi. However, our Darwin orchid has been cultivated and is expected to be placed in the exhibition greenhouse next month."
"The two seedlings are in the laboratory. Professor Ye, Director Bi, would you like to go and take a look?"
...What's the meaning?
Bi Jinghui's heart was shaken, his eyes suddenly opened wide, revealing spider-web-like red bloodshot inside, looking somewhat scary.
He felt that he didn't hear clearly for a moment, or maybe he heard it wrong.
Ye Han meant that Huajianji successfully cultivated the Darwin orchid?
How is that possible!
The breeding of this internationally rare orchid species has not been solved yet, otherwise why is it so rare and can only be seen at international orchid exhibitions?
So many national laboratories have not achieved any results. Huajianji’s laboratory has only been established for a short time. Do they have this ability?
Ye Huaxi also looked at Ye Han deeply, and everyone went to the laboratory on the third floor of the Science Museum with shocked and complicated feelings.
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