struggle in a small town

Chapter 297 Planting trees can also read Ph.D.?

There was a lottery draw today, and Zhang Xuejiao just downloaded the live broadcast at 11:30.

Gao Peng hurriedly took Zhuang Jia to greet him: "Sister Jiao, the talented student I mentioned is here, would you like to chat with him?"

"Okay, let's go to the office."

Zhang Xuejiao was hungry, so she turned to look for Lin Zhiyuan, planning to have a bite first.

Knowing her habits, Lin Zhiyuan passed the Roujiamo over: "My mother marinated the meat herself and baked the cakes."

"Ah."

Zhang Xuejiao took a big bite, the rotten meat was crispy, and the aftertaste was endless. With this skill, it is absolutely no problem to go out and open a shop.

After eating one, she still wanted to eat: "How many did you take?"

"Five, Qi Yun and the others each ate one, and there are two more, I think it's enough for you."

"Enough is enough."

The cakes Song Xiuni baked were big and thick, much more solid than the porcelain sold outside, and filled with meat, Zhang Xuejiao could eat two at most.

Lin Zhiyuan handed over the second one: "Take it easy, my mother even made soup."

Zhang Xuejiao looked at the Roujiamo in her hand, took two bites, and handed the rest to Lin Zhiyuan: "Eat it."

Back in the office, the coffee table was already full of meals.

Except for Song Xiuni's stewed soup, the rest were brought from the cafeteria.

Sitting around the tea table, Gao Peng formally introduced Zhuang Jia to several people.

Zhang Xuejiao looked at Zhuang Jia, always feeling familiar: "Hi, have I met you somewhere?"

Zhuang Jia scratched his head: "I am a local, I may have met on the street before."

The more Zhang Xuejiao looked at it, the more she felt familiar. A figure appeared in her mind, but it was vague and she couldn't see clearly.

Lin Zhiyuan pushed the soup bowl in front of her: "Talk while eating."

Gao Peng touched Zhuang Jia's leg under the table, signaling him to launch an offensive and win the cooperation as soon as possible.

Zhuang Jia was a little nervous, and folded her hands on her knees: "Brother Peng told me, you are interested in apples, and I study fruit trees. If you want to know anything, just ask."

Lin Zhiyuan asked casually, "Are you studying in graduate school?"

"The doctor is studying."

Zhang Xuejiao stretched out her thumb: "Student master!"

"Excellent." Zhuang Jia scratched his head: "There is a specialization in art, and I like to think about it since I was a child."

Gao Peng was very proud, as if he was studying for a Ph. D.: "Xiaozhuang is a talented student. The villagers ask him anything they don't understand. There is no problem he can't solve."

Zhuang Jia was even more embarrassed: "It's an exaggeration, it's a matter of duty."

Qi Yun had little contact with such people before, and found it fresh and interesting: "Planting trees can also be a Ph. D."

"Porchology."

"What do you usually do?"

When it comes to this major, Zhuang Jia obviously relaxes a lot: "It is mainly fruit tree biotechnology, fruit tree genetics and breeding, fruit tree cultivation and physiology, and fruit postharvest physiology."

Interlaced like a mountain, the remaining four people look at me and I look at you, and they all said that except for "genetic breeding" and "cultivation", they can understand, and the rest can't understand.

Zhuang Jia scratched his head again: "Anyway, it's something related to fruit trees."

Okay, everyone can understand this sentence.

Qi Yun was full of interest: "Who is your mentor?"

As soon as the teacher was mentioned, Zhuang Jia showed an expression of admiration: "I am under the tutelage of Professor Zhao, who is an expert in apple trees. Many of the local apples we eat now are cultivated by Professor Zhao."

Everyone was very interested and expressed their hope to hear more.

According to Zhuang Jia, the history of domestic apple cultivation can be described as ups and downs.

In the 60s, experts from Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University cultivated "Qinguan" apples, which were widely demonstrated and promoted in my country. This kind of apples is high-yield, disease-resistant, easy to manage, and durable to storage. The biggest disadvantage is that the taste is not good.

The biggest advantage of Fuji is that it tastes good.

Therefore, in the 80s, Japanese red Fuji was introduced, and later it gradually spread throughout the country, becoming the largest main plant species in my country.

A Japanese variety has occupied the largest domestic apple planting area and market for a long time. Many fruit tree experts feel uncomfortable and want to cultivate our own local apple varieties.

Fuji has many advantages. It not only tastes good, but also has excellent crispness, sweetness, and storage resistance. However, it has poor resistance, difficult flowering, late fruiting, and high management costs.

Speaking of this, Zhuang Jia pushed his glasses: "Our school has recently bred a new high-quality stress-resistant apple variety called Qinjian, which is a hybrid of Fuji and Honeycrisp."

Zhang Xuejiao raised her hand like a good student: "What is Honeycrisp?"

"Honeycrisp is a variety selected by the University of Minnesota." Zhuang Jia talked eloquently: "Honeycrisp is of good quality and high unit price, but it is prone to calcium deficiency."

Qi Yun couldn't help asking: "Fruit trees also lack calcium?"

"Yes." Zhuang Jia continued: "Qin Crisp has absorbed the good qualities of Fuji and Honeycrisp, and overcomes the shortcomings of both. It has already passed the preliminary examination of our province, and it is estimated that it will be formally approved by the end of this year."

"Also, in 97, my teacher, Professor Zhao, led the team to explore a new system of modern apple breeding technology, hoping to breed a new variety that not only has the high yield of Qinguan, but also has the quality of Fuji, and can replace Red Fuji. .”

"In 04, Mr. Zhao crossed Qin Guan and Fuji as parents. After more than ten years of hard work, he bred a new variety Ruiyang, which was approved by our Provincial Fruit Tree Variety Committee last year."

"Through the approval together, there is another new variety Ruixue cultivated by Mr. Zhao, which is a yellow late-maturing variety."

Zhang Xuejiao and the others were really eye-opening.

They only knew about Red Fuji and Qin Guan before, they had never even heard of the others.

It is no exaggeration to say that they don't even know what kind of apple they ate recently.

Gao Peng was the first to come back to his senses and asked Zhuang Jia: "What do those fruit growers in our village grow?"

"It's all Fuji."

Hearing this sentence, several people felt a little uncomfortable.

Obviously a new variety has been bred, but there is no way to promote it.

Qi Yun held his chin and asked, "If I'm willing to invest a sum of money, what can I do?"

"There are many things that can be done." Zhuang Jia introduced to her: "Seedling seedling breeding, base construction, organizing fruit farmers to carry out standardized production, unified sales, and branding."

Qi Yun nodded thoughtfully.

Gao Peng seized the opportunity at the right time: "Sister Yun, there is a lot to do in the vast world, and you should carefully consider the matter of investment. We are always waiting."

Qi Yun looked at Zhang Xuejiao with a smile: "What do you think?"

"I can see it."

"Then we are together?"

Zhang Xuejiao wanted to agree, but she has no money now!
Almost all the money earned in the past few years went to Lin Zhiyuan.

In front of others, she couldn't put the blame on Lin Zhiyuan, so she could only look distressed: "I'm short on money now."

Zhuang Jia quickly said: "It doesn't need much in the early stage, we can build a test base first, select and breed seedlings, promote and promote at the same time, and provide professional training for the first batch of fruit growers, and the fruits produced can also be sold for money .”

After hearing this, Qi Yun leaned closer to Zhang Xuejiao's ear: "I'm quite interested, you should join too."

Zhang Xuejiao glanced at Lin Zhiyuan, saw that he was thinking with his head down, so she could only reply in a low voice: "Let them produce something first, at least they need to know the approximate investment amount."

Qi Yun nodded, and told Gao Peng and Zhuang Jia their request.

Zhuang Jia was overjoyed.

Gao Peng was still thinking about the live broadcast: "Sister Jiao, you are willing to invest money, and by the way, help our village bring goods."

(End of this chapter)