Chapter 62 Nurture
Many projects of Tianhe and Muhe, including seed processing center, seed production and propagation base, forage processing plant, dairy farm, etc., are under intensive construction.

As the temperature gradually drops and there is more snowfall, the impact on the construction will become greater as time goes by.

Fortunately, there was no complicated construction work. Although the efficiency was slowed down to ensure safety, work was not completely stopped.

Anyway, it should be completed this winter.

Guo Yang can also take advantage of the winter to improve the organizational management and personnel structure of Tianhe Seed Industry and Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry.

Next year, Tianhe Seed Industry will set sail, and Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry also plans to contract the local government's ecological restoration project.

Therefore, the staff of each department must be replenished in advance.

In addition, the 20-acre saline-alkali land improvement project has also come to an end.

The germination rate of alfalfa is not high, but because the amount of seeds used is sufficient, the overall coverage rate is also good.

The last batch of alfalfa sown also grew to five or six centimeters tall.

However, alfalfa seedlings grow slowly and have weak resistance, making them easily affected by pests, weeds and harsh environments. In addition, the first snow came early this year, so Lao Xiang estimates that the wintering rate of late-sown alfalfa can only reach over 80%.

For alfalfa, which is planted first, pest and weed management must be strengthened.

The complete set of Claas silage that Guo Yang had imported previously also came in handy at this time, and several domestically produced agricultural machinery and equipment were also added.

Machines are used in tillage and weeding, water and fertilizer management almost every day.

The agricultural machinery operation team also took the opportunity to expand to 10 people.

Zhang Wei is still quite motivated. According to Lao Xiang, the operational proficiency of the entire agricultural machinery team has improved a lot, and operating procedures have gradually been established.

At least the operators now rarely damage the seedlings during operation, and they have a basic understanding of the preparation of pesticides, the depth and amount of inter-row cultivation and fertilization.

Looking at this situation, Guo Yang feels that this team might really be able to go out for a walk next year.

As for the Beijing Investment Company, Guo Yang felt that Yang Cheng had been a little agitated during this period.

After the rapid rise in the early stage, soybean futures have recently entered a period of volatile adjustment, but Guo Yang still has no intention of closing his position.

This made Yang Cheng a little anxious.

According to Yang Cheng, the natural rubber market has started to move abnormally recently.

以03年6月合约为例，天胶期价自2002年10月的每吨9085元，到目前为止已经涨到了10850元/吨。

This gave Yang Cheng the idea of ​​changing warehouses.

But Guo Yang flatly refused.

There were too many varieties in the futures market in his previous life, and he did not have the ability to study them one by one, so he had no idea about natural rubber.

And since we know that soybean futures will not reach their peak until mid-December next year, holding positions during this period will be a sure win.

Why bother getting involved in the muddy waters of natural rubber?

……

In a temporary germplasm resource bank.

After recent collection, all the corn, wheat and bell pepper seeds that could be collected in the nearby area within a short period of time have been collected.

Tianhe Seeds even introduced 12 red bell pepper varieties and 6 yellow bell pepper varieties from multinational companies.

Guo Yang opened a seed store and began to cultivate new varieties.

It was his first time breeding, so he decided to give it a try.

So we chose a local northwestern pepper variety that was not included in the breeding plan.

The parent materials being cultivated are the "pig large intestine" screw pepper and the newly acquired sheep horn pepper.

Ding……

Sequence 1:

【Type】：Chili
【Parent】：Paternal
【Variety】: 'Pig Intestine' screw pepper
[Characteristics]: Thin outer peel, low cellulose content, moderate spiciness, green fragrance, good taste... Low yield, poor resistance and adaptability, can only be grown in small quantities in some dry and cold areas in the northwest.

Sequence 2:
【Type】：Chili
【Parent】：Maternal
[Variety]: Yangjiao pepper [Characteristics]: The plant has strong growth potential, matures early, and the fruit is curved like a sheep's horn, green, with fruit grooves... High yield, strong disease resistance, suitable for open field cultivation in spring and summer in Gansu Province and similar climate zones...

Guo Yang chose to cultivate.

The next step is to choose the production area, still mainly in the northwest region.

The next step was to retain and enhance the parental traits. Guo Yang chose the taste of the screw pepper, and the yield and disease resistance of the sheep horn pepper.

At this time, the cultivation interface shows that it will consume 15 points of natural energy, but the success rate is still as high as 90%.

This is definitely an excellent result among Guo Yang's recent tests.

It also indirectly proves that "pig intestine" screw pepper and sheep horn pepper are very suitable varieties.

After thinking about it, Guo Yang added two more items to the trait column: can be used for both fresh consumption and processing, suitable for mechanized production.

The reason for this choice is mainly to make the cultivated pepper varieties have better promotion value.

The Northwest is a vast territory with many areas suitable for growing peppers. If the varieties can be planted and produced mechanized, the difficulty of promotion will be greatly reduced.

In order to avoid conflicts, he deliberately did not select the characteristics of the sheep horn pepper with strong growth potential, as strong growth potential is not conducive to mechanized production.

After the addition, the success rate dropped sharply to 70%, and the natural energy required also reached 22 points.

Although the success rate has decreased, it also means that if the cultivation is successful, the harvest will be blue-grade pepper seeds.

And a 70% success rate is actually not low.

Guo Yang has even seen success rates below 10%. He feels that even if this kind of variety is successfully bred, it will still flirt with other women in the future.

For example, the pollination rate is extremely high...

After checking again, Guo Yang finally determined the number of seeds.

Without a doubt, it is definitely the maximum 1000 kilograms, and it only requires 1 point of natural energy.

"Ding... A total of 23 points of natural energy will be consumed. Do you want to cultivate?"

"Yes."

The round container began to vibrate violently, making Guo Yang nervous as well.

He kept repeating, "May Lord Guan bless you... I'll burn more paper for you next year."

After a long time, the seed store stopped and a green icon appeared on the round container.

It seems that the cultivation was successful. Guo Yang breathed a sigh of relief and clicked it.

【Type】：Chili
[Variety]: Unnamed

【Characteristics】: It can be eaten fresh or processed, matures early in the middle, and has a compact plant shape. The fruit has a bright color, strong spicy flavor, rich fragrance, excellent quality, and good taste... The yield of fresh pepper per mu is 9000 jin, and the yield of dried pepper per mu is 1000 jin.

[Region]: Suitable for open field planting in spring and summer in the north.

After studying it carefully for a while, Guo Yang felt that this variety should be excellent.

Because it was the first variety of Tianhe Seed Industry, Guo Yang named it "Tianjiao No. 1".

In terms of characteristics, Tianjiao No. 1 retains the excellent quality of the 'pig large intestine' screw pepper and the high-yield characteristics of the sheep horn pepper.

It has even been enhanced to a certain extent.

The old farmer's fresh okra production does not exceed 8000 kilograms.

However, the average yield of Tianjiao No. 1 given by the seed store reached 9000 jin. Due to the difference in planting levels, the high yield of Tianjiao No. 1 must have exceeded 1 jin.

The first seed breeding went smoothly, which made Guo Yang feel relieved. He then began to study the targeted breeding of corn, wheat and sweet peppers.

It’s just that there are so many collected seed resources for corn, wheat, and bell peppers that there are still quite a few even after screening them through the list.

For three consecutive days, Guo Yang tried various seed combinations in the resource library.

(End of this chapter)