wizards start with occlumency

Chapter 52 New Experiment
The two turned to the laboratory.

Before designing the seed optimization plan and conducting experiments, Link prepared to conduct a targeted breeding and screening of Silver Star flower seeds.

The specific method is to use a new germination method to germinate the seeds of the silver star flower, and then cultivate them according to the conventional method.

Repeat several rounds until the rate of good seeds reaches the level where it cannot continue to improve.

At this time, the Silver Star Flower seeds are the truly ideal experimental material.

In doing so, it is also verifying the positive impact of the new germination method on the seed yield of Silver Star Flower.

It's just not as comprehensive as the third set of experiments (see Chapter 30) in the previous experimental protocol.

Even if the data obtained has been processed and has certain statistical significance, due to the lack of a control group, it has flaws in validity and reliability, and is not suitable for writing a "paper" based on it.

"Jasmine, come help."

Link greeted Jasmine, carefully selected and pre-treated the purchased Silver Star Flower seeds, and eliminated all low-quality seeds with even a trace of vitality problems.

This is delicate work that requires patience.

"Okay."

Jasmine responded pretty lively, with a rising tone and a very long ending.

More than a quarter of an hour later, all the Silver Star Flower seeds were selected.

After storing the picked seeds, Link will prepare the Silver Star Flower seed nutrient solution based on the information and using materials prepared by the laboratory.

Unlike the greenhouse simulation equipment that contains soil, the germination method and cultivation used in the laboratory are soilless cultivation.

This requires the deployment of a specific nutrient solution.

Fortunately, Link had read relevant information and was no stranger to this.

He first found the source of the relevant materials in the thinking hall, and then used his portable brain to call up the document, and handed it to Jasmine: "You should read the content first, and get a general impression."

Jasmine immediately took the portable smart computer and started reading it carefully.

Research assistants need to be vigorously cultivated and cannot be used as mere tools.

Otherwise, why would you want to study an assistant? Wouldn’t it be nice to use a smart puppet?

Link tried his best to let Jasmine know what was going on with the research and experiment at hand, and why.

In this way, Jasmine can grow and give Link more and greater help in the future.

It is worth pondering. Located in the laboratory building, just like in the library, the portable computer can access high-end literature libraries.

Teaching buildings and dormitories are not acceptable.

In other places, such as the administrative building, Link has not tested it yet, so he doesn’t know the details.

But those office intelligence brains placed on the desk are definitely possible.

The teaching building is a place for learning the textbook content and the knowledge taught by the teacher, so it is barely understandable that there is no need for knowledge beyond the syllabus.

So, what about the dormitories?

And why can't I enter the high-level literature library?
Link doesn't know the reason for the time being, but he doesn't dwell on it.

If you need to consult high-level literature, you can go directly to the library, or come to the laboratory building, it is not troublesome.

After Jasmine finished reading the information, Link had already finished the preliminary preparations for the nutrient solution configuration.

Instruct Jasmine to take over the configuration of the nutrient solution, combining theory with practice.

Link began to explore how to use the experimental equipment in the botany laboratory according to the instructions.

After some exploration and comparison, Link successfully mastered how to use the equipment.

After the nutrient solution is properly configured, Link sets parameters such as air humidity, light duration, and light intensity, while explaining why the settings are so and how the equipment operates.

Appropriate for teaching.

The nutrient solution needs to sit for a while, so germination can only be started tomorrow morning.

After setting various parameters, the two of them left the laboratory without staying long.

Because the afternoon class was the "Human Body" practical class, the two of them did not leave the laboratory building, but only went up from the third underground floor to the fourth floor.

There was still some time before class, so Link took out a pen and paper and wrote down some information he needed to know in advance to be a research assistant.

It is mainly the entry method and jumping method of the high-level literature library, the "Paper" page and the "Patent" page.

As for related knowledge such as research system, research methodology, experimental design and writing, Link has found some information and is studying and sorting it out.

Since the information was scattered and unsystematic, I didn’t rush to tell Jasmine to avoid any mistakes.

After all, there is no rush for experiments, just advance slowly.

In the process of advancement, Link can take Jasmine to gradually learn the research system of the civilization of the wizarding world.

Handing the paper with written content to Jasmine, Link continued to design the experimental plan.

Thanks to the "Occlumency" and the help of the Hall of Thought, Link uncovered some knowledge about high school creatures in his previous life.

As we all know, there are mainly the following methods of breeding:

[-]. Mutation breeding, the principle of which is gene mutation;

Second, hybrid breeding, the principle of which is gene recombination;
[-]. Polyploid breeding, the principle of which is chromosomal variation;

Fourth, haploid breeding, the principle is chromosomal variation;

[-]. Genetic engineering breeding (transgenic breeding), the principle of which is gene recombination;

[-]. Cell engineering breeding;

[-]. Plant hormone breeding.

Link would not rely too much on the knowledge of previous lives, and certainly would not underestimate the wisdom of countless predecessors.

Not all of this knowledge is applicable to the wizarding world, but it can be somewhat useful, such as inspiring thinking.

Combining what he has learned, the information and literature he has consulted, inspired by "Pomona Sprout's botanical talent", Link believes that mutation breeding and cross breeding are more suitable for the optimization of silver star flower seeds .

Considering his own limited knowledge and economic conditions, Link finally decided on hybrid breeding as the experimental method of the first phase of the experiment.

If the results of the experiment are as expected, the first experiment becomes the only experiment.

The optimization of the silver star flower seeds, although Link's own wishes are included, is more for the purpose of communicating with the Paro wizard, proving that Link has not wasted such an advanced laboratory for wizard apprentices.

If the experimental results are lower than or not in line with expectations, then you can consider launching a second phase of the experiment and change the experimental method.

The principle of hybrid breeding is genetic recombination, and the method is continuous selfing and continuous selection (crossbreeding between different individuals to produce offspring, and then continuous selfing to screen the required homozygotes).

Genetic recombination refers to the free combination of non-alleles on non-homologous chromosomes to produce new genotypes.

The "Botany" course also has concepts such as "gene", "chromosome", "sexual reproduction", and "meiosis", but the wording is slightly different.

After translation, it is consistent.

The general direction has been set, and then the details need to be filled in, such as intra-variety hybridization, inter-variety hybridization, interspecific hybridization, or introgression hybridization.

This is not something that happens overnight, it requires slow work and careful work.

It just so happened that several rounds of cultivation and selection of Silver Star Flower seeds also took a long time to complete.

Link had both time and patience.

(End of this chapter)