Chapter 2383 Have you ever seen a pomegranate the size of a volleyball?
After bidding farewell to Zhou Yonghui and Lin Jiaming, Wu Hao returned to the base alone. According to past habits, Wu Hao would have a meal with the two and have a chat first. However, because the live-fire target test had just ended, the two still had a lot of work to do.
Therefore, Wu Hao did not disturb the two of them and returned on his own.
Returning to the Northwest Research Center, Wu Hao looked at the time and saw that it was still early, so he immediately came to the Biological and Life Sciences Research Center. Several people in charge were a little surprised by Wu Hao's arrival and came to greet him one after another.
In response, Wu Hao waved his hand and told them to continue working and ignore him, while he followed Yang Fang to the Plant Science Research Center.
Spread throughout these glass greenhouses, they are filled with the chirping of birds and the fragrance of flowers. Compared to the biting cold wind and vast white snow outside, it is very warm and humid inside. Various plants are growing luxuriantly, and some bees and butterflies are fluttering among the flowers of these plants. Dance.
Many fruit trees still had huge fruits hanging on them, and he could even recognize some of them.
"This pomegranate is so big." Following Shen Ning's admiration, Wu Hao looked over and saw a relatively low pomegranate tree in front of Shen Ning. There were three or four pomegranates hanging on the tree, and each pomegranate was as big as Very large, almost as big as a volleyball, almost two of the high-quality pomegranate varieties currently on the market.
Hearing Shen Ning's exclamation, Yang Fang walked to the pomegranate tree with a smile and held up a large pomegranate that was held manually. Then she smiled at Wu Hao and introduced: "This is our latest pomegranate. The size of the new variety is almost several times the size of pomegranates currently on the market. Just one pomegranate like this can weigh about three kilograms.
Not only is its fruit large in size, but the fruit inside is also very large in size, and it has no seeds and is filled with pulp.”
With that said, Yang Fang took the scissors from the staff next to her and cut off the pomegranate on the tree that was already bigger than a volleyball, ruddy in color and shining with oil.
"Why……"
Before Wu Hao could stop him, he was cut off by Yang Fang. Regarding this, Wu Hao couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "It took a lot of effort to cultivate it. It's a pity to cut it off like this."
Hearing Wu Hao's words, Yang Fang held the pomegranate and handed it to Wu Hao to show it: "It's okay, we have cultivated a few of this variety, and we are ready to pick it anyway."
Hearing Yang Fang's words, Wu Hao smiled helplessly and took the pomegranate from Yang Fang's hand. Sure enough, it was very light and he estimated it to be at least six or seven pounds with his hands.
Wu Hao lifted up this huge pomegranate and looked at it carefully. The whole pomegranate was not round, but a four-sided round shape. The skin was very smooth, as if it was covered in oil.
"I have never seen such a big pomegranate. How much does it weigh?" Wu Hao then put the pomegranate on an electronic scale prepared by a staff member and found that the pomegranate weighed 3327 grams. At this weight, this A pomegranate weighs about six and a half kilograms, which has exceeded the Guinness World Record of 5.2 kilograms for pomegranates.
Seeing this number, Wu Hao and Shen Ning were startled. Yang Fang, on the other hand, had a smile on his face: "This is not the heaviest. There is a tree over there with a tree that is bigger than this one." , the weight may reach about four kilograms."
There was a bigger one, and Wu Hao couldn't help but be surprised. To be honest, this was the first time he had seen such a big pomegranate, so he couldn't help being a little confused and worried despite being surprised, and then asked Yang Fang: "This
Are pomegranates also the result of your genetic modification and gene editing?”
Yang Fang smiled and shook her head and said: "Actually, this pomegranate variety is not genetically modified. To be precise, it is gene editing. We found the gene that controls the size of the pomegranate and then edited it. That's why it grows so big.
The pomegranate comes.
Why don't you try it, it tastes good."
Upon hearing Yang Fang's suggestion, Wu Hao couldn't help but be stunned, and then asked: "Can it be eaten?"
Of course, it tastes pretty good. As she spoke, Yang Fang picked up the big pomegranate, then walked to a workbench, washed the pomegranate in clean water, and then wiped it clean with kitchen paper. Then under the gaze of everyone
Next, he cut the pomegranate skin cleanly with a knife, and then gently broke it with his hands, and the pomegranate split into two halves.
Large crystal clear pomegranate seeds were exposed inside. Compared with ordinary pomegranate seeds, the size of this pomegranate seed is much larger, almost two to three times that of ordinary pomegranate seeds.
The entire interior of the pomegranate is filled with densely packed ruby-colored pomegranate seeds, which sparkle with glass light and are very beautiful.
Yang Fang neatly arranged the pomegranate into several halves, then handed it to Wu Hao and said with a small smile: "Try it."
When Wu Hao saw this, he took it with a smile, then gently picked one off with his hands, and observed it carefully. The whole pomegranate seeds were in an irregular translucent shape, shining with glass luster under the light.
For those who don’t know, at first glance they might actually think it’s a ruby.
After looking at it, Wu Hao put the pomegranate seeds into his mouth, and then bit them gently. As the juice in the pomegranate seeds burst out, a sweet and sour taste instantly filled the entire mouth. The sweetness was about 7%.
It's about 10%, about 20 to 30% sour, and a little bit of the unique fragrance of pomegranate.
The taste was very good. Wu Hao nodded with a smile, broke off a few more pomegranate seeds, put them in his mouth and chewed them slowly.
We always say that a fruit tastes delicious and sweet. This concept is very abstract. Everyone has different tastes and different acceptance of sweet and sour, so they also have different preferences for this fruit. To put it bluntly, the taste
It's a very complex experience, and it's hard for us to unify it.
It's just that everyone will accept and welcome a good taste, and this taste is often relatively neutral. It's not good if it's too sweet or too sour. Generally speaking, the sweetness and sourness of a fruit is actually between three and seven.
It's just right. If it's too sweet, it'll be cloying. If it's too sour, it won't taste good and the experience won't be good.
Obviously, the pomegranate in front of him tastes very good, and Wu Hao doesn't feel hard when he eats it in his mouth. This feeling is very good.
Is this also a drought-tolerant crop? Wu Hao asked Yang Fang with a smile.
Yang Fang smiled and nodded when she heard this and replied: "Yes, pomegranate itself is a relatively drought-tolerant crop. It tolerates drought but not water. If there is too much water, it will not grow well.
In addition, pomegranate itself is very resistant to barrenness and has low soil requirements. This also means that it can not only grow in the cracks of some rocks, but can also grow in the desert.
Of course, a good growing environment will also make pomegranates grow better, so fertilizing during the growth period is also essential.
As for us, we also took a fancy to the pomegranate's drought, barrenness, and low temperature tolerance, as well as its economic benefits, so we conducted in-depth research on it and developed many new varieties."