362: Turning sand into mud: A true demonstration of desert rice cultivation!

“Fortunately, we didn't impulsively sign a contract with Meijian Country before; we almost got tricked.”

“Who would have thought that the difference between forest one and the desert rice seed would be so vast? If it weren't said, I would have thought these were technologies from two different eras.”

“The most crucial thing is that Meijian Country's pricing is simply too high. In comparison, deeper cooperation with Huaxia Country is much more cost-effective.”

“That young scientist named Su Yu is truly remarkable. In just one or two weeks, he actually managed to make this ideal concept a reality.”

“Meijian Country must be furious now. They had already made progress in their research on land desertification many years ago and only brought out results today. If they had completed it earlier, perhaps Huaxia Country wouldn't have had a chance.”

“Who can be blamed? Only Meijian Country itself, for never taking this matter seriously from beginning to end. If you ask me, if it weren't for the money, they probably would have continued to drag it out.”

On social media both domestically and internationally, people who followed current events expressed their opinions.

However, most people were gloating.

They felt disdain for Meijian Country's attempt to profit from a national crisis.

Serves them right that forest one is stuck in their hands!

What were they doing before?

Now that the desert rice seed is out, only a fool would continue to buy forest one. Even if they cut their own price in half, it would probably still go unnoticed.

Not to mention that the desert rice seed completely overwhelms forest one in terms of cost-effectiveness, technological level, final results, and cultivation difficulty.

Anyone with eyes could see that this time, Meijian Country truly messed up!

By the desert experimental field.

After introducing the various functions and attributes of the rice seed, Su Yu rested for a moment, answered a few questions from reporters, and then officially unveiled the mysterious veil of the rice seed.

This was the first time the desert rice seed was revealed.

Before this, even Dean Li and other researchers from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences had never seen what the rice seed looked like.

Su Yu held a small handful of rice seeds in his hand.

The rice seeds were plump and full of vitality. At first glance, they seemed no different from ordinary rice seeds.

The only difference was that the rice seeds were two to three times the size of ordinary seeds, like a melon seed.

“Now that I’ve finished introducing all matters related to the rice seed, for the remainder of the time, I will show the audience and experts from various countries a live cultivation experiment.”

As he spoke, Su Yu picked up a shovel that had been placed aside beforehand and began digging a pit in the sand.

This was a segment he had specially prepared for today's press conference.

A live cultivation experiment!

That's right, for a typical product launch press conference, everyone can only watch pre-recorded videos and various laboratory data for the product.

Especially for plants that require a growth cycle, there's no way to see the complete growth process.

After all, this kind of thing isn't a tech product; at most, they'd show off the finished product, which is the limit. Who could demonstrate the entire process live?

It was only because Su Yu had foresight.

When he ventured into the agricultural sector, his first research invention was the growth acceleration shed.

Without the existence of this item, it could be said that subsequent products like the super-yield watermelon seed, super fruit tree, and desert rice seed would not have been verified immediately.

Therefore, the growth acceleration shed was indeed a groundbreaking invention.

Seeing Su Yu leisurely dig a one-square-meter pit in the sand, everyone's eyes lit up.

Live demonstration!

How much confidence must one have to make such a decision?

Everyone knew that Huaxia Country's scientists were reliable, rigorous, and spoke with facts, and seeing it today confirmed it.

Anyway, Meijian Country's press conferences never had such sincerity.

After digging the pit, Su Yu evenly scattered five melon-seed-sized desert rice seeds into the pit. The pit Su Yu dug was not deep, about twenty centimeters, and not much different from planting ordinary crops.

After sowing the seeds, Su Yu first covered the seeds with sand, then placed the growth acceleration shed over the spot where the seeds were buried, covering it with a thin layer of super-speed soil.

Most people had seen the growth acceleration shed firsthand at agricultural exhibitions, so they had a general understanding of it. The main purpose of the acceleration shed is to catalyze the growth rate of plants.

The on-site cameraman also thoughtfully gave a close-up shot of the sand pit.

The sand pit was just an ordinary sand pit, visibly full of sand, with no water, and no other miscellaneous things added.

Soon.

The growth acceleration shed began to show its accelerating effect.

In the area covered by a thin layer of super-speed soil, new green shoots emerged and then quickly began to grow.

The green seedlings grew robustly, and after a moment, their stems thickened, and their green leaves gave a sense of flourishing vitality.

Compared to ordinary rice seedlings, the seedlings grown from desert rice seed had taller main stems, wider leaves, and were generally larger. As the breeze blew, the branches and leaves swayed.

Looking at the area where they were rooted in the desert, at some point, the flowing sand had solidified into blocks, and the yellow sand had turned into dark brown mud.

Gently breaking off a piece of the mud, one could clearly see the dense root system of the rice seed, like a network of blood vessels, firmly gripping the sand together.

The five immature rice seedlings had actually transformed one square meter of sand into mud.

It's unclear what principle Su Yu used in his research; these rice seedlings, which normally require a lot of water to grow, not only thrived but also supplied the water absorbed from the air to the sandy land, allowing the sandy land to transform!

After another moment, the green rice seedlings began to gradually mature.

The green slowly turned into the golden yellow of the surrounding sand.

The desert rice seed had matured!

Each plump grain of rice carried a unique and fresh rice aroma, wafting through the air.

That was not only the taste of harvest but also a sign of successful experimentation!!

Su Yu nimbly cut down the mature rice seedlings, leaving only the roots still buried in the sand. After some time, these cut rice seedlings would continue to grow like chives.

The second and third batches of rice ears could then be continuously harvested.

Su Yu called over a researcher from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences and had him process the harvested rice ears on site. The white, slender rice grains, like tiny cat's teeth, emitted a lustrous glow.

After weighing all the processed new rice, it indeed yielded about seventy percent of the hybrid rice yield, just as Su Yu had introduced.

Most importantly.

At this moment, after one round of harvest, the sandy land where the rice seeds were planted had truly turned into soil.

Although the soil might not be fertile, it was genuine soil!