That piece of Champa rice is used for breeding, and I plan to do a cross-experiment on these two pieces to see how the new varieties are like."
Wei Wuya continued to introduce: "There are also these pieces. Let's see which piece grows better and has higher yield."
"Thank you for your hard work," Jin Feng saluted Wei Wuya: "If this happens, sir, you will surely shine in the annals of history!"
In the previous feudal era, the population of the Central Plains could not develop.
The most fundamental reason is that food production is too low and cannot feed too many people.
It was not until the morale of the Ming and Qing Dynasties that high-yielding crops such as sweet potatoes and pumpkins were introduced into the country that the population began to grow explosively.
If Wei Wuya can solve the hybrid rice problem, the whole world will benefit and will definitely leave a mark in history.
He may even be regarded as a saint by the people, just like Shennong in his previous life.
"It's unimaginable to be famous in the annals of history. As long as it can save the common people from the suffering of hunger, I will be very happy."
Wei Wuya said: "Besides, I didn't do anything. My husband taught me the methods of grafting and hybridization. By the way, sir, did the master tell me any other methods?"
"No more, there's only so much I can remember," Jin Feng replied helplessly.
He did not study agriculture in his previous life, nor did he know much about hybrid rice. He had already told Wei Wuya everything he knew.
Now Wei Wuya can only rely on himself to explore.
When Wei Wuya heard what Jin Feng said, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful, but he still comforted him: "It's good that you can remember so much, sir. By the way, sir, have you gone to the orchard in the back mountain to see it?"
"No, what's wrong?" Jin Feng asked.
"I used the method you mentioned to graft fruit trees, and the effect was particularly good!"
Wei Wuya said excitedly: "I grafted branches of apricot trees onto peach trees, and each peach tree harvested at least 60% more peaches than last year.
Graft the branches of the peach tree to the apricot tree, and the apricots produced are more than twice as big as last year, and they are sweeter and more plump than last year's apricots!"
"That's good," Jin Feng was also very happy with the result: "Sir, you can try more, maybe you will get unexpected results."
In his previous life, he once read a joke about the Citrus family.
At first, there were only three elders of the citrus family, namely grapefruit, orange and citron. Then the grapefruit and orange were crossed to produce lime, the lime and citron were crossed to produce lemon, and the orange and orange were combined to produce tangerine...
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In short, the citrus family is very confusing, but it is undeniable that citrus fruits cultivated through artificial intervention are becoming more and more delicious, more productive, and more disease-resistant.
This is where hybridization and grafting technology excel.
Jin Feng has now sown the seeds of technology. He believes that driven by profit, more fruit farmers will definitely participate in it in the future.
He also very much looks forward to Dakang being in such a situation one day.
"In addition to grafting and hybridization, there is also the method of retting that my husband taught me, and the effect is also very good!"
Wei Wuya pointed to the rice field in front of him: "Sir, don't you think that these rice grow much better than ordinary rice?"
"Yes," Jin Feng nodded.
When passing through Jiangnan, Jin Feng also saw many rice fields.
But the rice field in front of him was the best growing among all the rice fields he had ever seen.
Each seedling is very strong, and the rice leaves are particularly green. Looking from a distance, the entire rice field is faintly glowing with dark green.
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"Sir, do you know why this rice field is so good?" Wei Wuya asked.
Jin Feng had already guessed the answer, but still cooperated and asked: "Why?"
"It's because these rice fields are all made of fertiliser, made according to the method Mr. said!" Wei Wuya replied.
Before Dakang, there was no habit of retting, and some people did not even turn over the soil.
It's not because they are lazy, but because they don't have oxen or plows, or even iron farm tools. They can only use wooden shovels to plow the ground, which is too inefficient.
The farming time is limited. If you plow all the fields, it is easy to miss the farming time.
So when sowing seeds, many farmers just use a stick to make a hole in the ground, throw a seed in, and then step on the hole with their feet.
The ground is not even plowed, let alone fertilized.
And they don't have much fertilizer either.
The only fertilizer is the cesspits of every household.
But how big is a cesspit?
The fertilization method Jin Feng told Wei Wuya filled this gap.
Of course, the yield is different between fertilizing and not fertilizing.
"Mr. Wei, this is an experimental field. Are you afraid of the fertilizer? Why don't you put the seeds in it?" Jin Feng asked with a smile.
"Of course I was scared at first, but this is not the first time I have used retting fertilizer."
Wei Wuya said with a smile: "I have used the wheat crop last year once, and the effect is very good. The output of all wheat has been greatly increased, and the output of two of them has doubled than expected. However,
I can't tell at the moment whether the main reason is that hybridization has improved the varieties, or fertilization has increased the moisture content of the land.
But what is certain is that fertilization can indeed significantly increase food production!"
"That's for sure," Jin Feng nodded: "As for the reason for judging the yield, sir, you can prepare a few more test fields this autumn, one with fertilizer, one without fertilizer, one with hybridization, one without hybridization, one with fertilizer and hybridization, and one with fertilization and hybridization.
Neither fertilization nor crossbreeding, wouldn’t it be clear from this comparison?”
"That's what I planned too," Wei Wuya said, "I'm just afraid that when the time comes there won't be enough land and we won't be able to make it in time!"
"As for the land and people, just go to Wuyang and tell him as much as you want!" Jin Feng agreed.
"I'm just waiting for you to say this, sir," Wei Wuya burst out laughing: "Now that you say this, sir, I feel relieved and can start a big fight!"
"Just go ahead and do it, and just say what you need!"
He didn't have time to study hybridization and grafting techniques, so he could only rely on Wei Wuya.
Jin Feng himself was ignorant, let alone Wei Wuya.
The best method that Jin Feng can think of now is the one just mentioned, using a large number of combinations and experiments to obtain relevant data on the advantages and disadvantages of various hybrid varieties.
The more experiments are conducted and the more data are obtained, the more experience will be gained.
"Haha, then I won't be polite. I will go to His Majesty tomorrow to ask for someone!" Wei Wuya asked with a smile.
"Sir, just go and get whoever you like, and I guarantee Wuyang will let him go!"
Jin Feng replied and was about to say something more when he suddenly saw a war horse running out from the entrance of the village and galloping towards this side.
Although the opponent was wearing the clothes of a bodyguard and came out of the village, the Guards immediately took a warning formation.
"You should be here to find sir, right?" Wei Wuya squinted his eyes and said, "It must be an emergency to run so fast."