Military Technology

Chapter 2384 Have you ever seen a pomegranate the size of a volleyball?

Saying goodbye 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 of them and have a chat first. However, because the live-fire target shooting test has just ended, the two still have 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. Regarding Wu Hao's arrival, several people in charge were a little surprised 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.

All over these glass greenhouses, they are filled with the singing 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 grow luxuriantly, and some bees and butterflies dance among the flowers of these plants.

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 are three or four pomegranates hanging on the tree. Each pomegranate is very large, almost as big as a volleyball. They are almost two of the high-quality pomegranate varieties currently on the market.

Hearing Shen Ning's exclamation, Yang Fang smiled and walked to the pomegranate tree 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 the pomegranates currently on the market. Just one such pomegranate can weigh about three kilograms.

Not only is its fruit large, but the fruit inside is also very large. It has no seeds and is full of 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, Yang Fang cut him off. In response, Wu Hao couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "It was cultivated with great difficulty. It would be 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."

After 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 I estimated it weighed at least six or seven pounds with my hands.

Wu Hao lifted up the 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 the staff 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 shocked. Yang Fang had a smile on her face: "This is not the heaviest. There is a tree over there that has a bigger one on it. It may weigh about four kilograms."

There were even bigger ones, and Wu Hao couldn't help but be surprised. To be honest, this was the first time it had seen such a big pomegranate, so it was surprised and couldn't help but feel a little confused and worried. Then it asked Yang Fang: "Is this pomegranate also the result of your genetic modification and gene editing?"

Yang Fang smiled and shook her head: "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 pomegranate comes.

If you don't want to try it, it tastes good. "

Upon hearing Yang Fang's suggestion, Wu Hao couldn't help but be startled, 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, he neatly cut open the pomegranate skin 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 ​​red 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 hand, and put it in front of his eyes to observe carefully. The whole pomegranate seed is in an irregular translucent shape, shining with glass luster under the light. If you don't know, you might think it is a ruby ​​at first glance.

After sizing it up, Wu Hao put the pomegranate seeds into his mouth, and then gently bit them. As the juice inside the pomegranate seeds burst out, a sweet and sour taste instantly filled the entire mouth. The sweetness is mostly about 70%, the sourness is about 20-30%, and there is also a little bit of the unique fragrance of pomegranate.

The taste is very good. Wu Hao smiled and nodded, broke off a few more pomegranate seeds, put them into his mouth and chewed them slowly.

We always say that a fruit tastes delicious and sweet. This concept is very abstract. Having said that, everyone has different tastes and different acceptance of sweet and sour, so their liking for this fruit is also different. To put it bluntly, taste is a very complex experience, and it is difficult for us to unify it.

It's just that everyone will accept and welcome a good taste, and this kind of taste is often relatively neutral. It's neither too sweet nor too sour. Generally speaking, the sweetness and sourness of a fruit is actually just right at three to seven. If it is too sweet, it will be cloying; if it is too sour, it will not be able to taste and the experience will not be good.

Obviously, the pomegranate in front of him tastes very good, and Wu Hao doesn't feel hard when he eats it. This feeling is very good.

Is this also a drought tolerant crop? Wu Hao asked, smiling at Yang Fang.

Yang Fang smiled and nodded 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 also 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 are also interested in the pomegranate's drought, barren and low-temperature tolerance, as well as its economic benefits, so we have conducted in-depth research on it and cultivated many new varieties. "