Chapter 63: Experiment Acceleration

Mo Li didn't know who Sufei. Luqi ya was.

She also didn't know about the conflict and entanglement between the other party and Lin Ke.

She only knew that her efforts over the past two weeks had come to nothing, and the half-written paper was also wasted.

She also knew that the other party had taken the idea mentioned by Lin Ke in that paper on the new germination method, carried out the research, conducted the experiment, and produced the results.

From childhood to adulthood (?), Mo Li had never wanted to accomplish something as badly as she did this time.

Unfortunately, someone still got ahead of her by a step, causing her to fail.

She could only sigh sadly; in life, eight or nine out of ten things go against one's wishes.

Mo Li also realized that Lin Ke actually couldn't settle this matter.

So she sniffed, swallowed her sadness, took back the Portable Smart Brain from Lin Ke's hands, and squatted in a corner to calm her emotions.

She didn't linger in front of Lin Ke, not wanting to transfer too much negative emotion to him.

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Lin Ke's eyes were deep, his inner anger surging.

Too damn shameless.

Even if they're a habitual plagiarist, you can't keep picking on one person endlessly, can you?

This matter definitely calls for an explanation.

Lin Ke circulated the Brain Seal Technique to quell his inner anger, took out the Portable Smart Brain, and read Sufei. Luqi ya's newly published paper carefully and objectively.

If evaluated without emotional bias or stance, even reluctantly, Lin Ke could only give this paper a positive review.

The arguments were clear, the evidence ample, the data solid, the analysis spot-on, the results……

Hehe, the results seem to have a slight problem.

Sufei. Luqi ah had already considered every conceivable factor—control group, experimental group, independent variables, dependent variables, and irrelevant/extra variables—very thoroughly.

Her experiment covered seeds of all generations, from first to fourth, of the Silver Star Flower in each group, fully proving the positive impact of the new germination method on the Silver Star Flower's good-seed rate and its scope.

This paper will undoubtedly drive the conversion of the new germination method's economic benefits.

Even if Sufei. Luqi ah only takes thirty percent of the benefits from the new germination method, the input-to-output ratio may seem low, but it is still profitable.

She earned both academic credits and Magic Stones, and could add a colorful entry to her research record.

Such a haul can be called a huge profit.

After all, for this experiment, the most important research direction didn't require her to grope and trial‑error; she simply picked up what was already there.

The only thing that could make Sufei. Luqi ah feel displeased was a single point.

That Lin Ke reaped the benefits without doing anything, letting his gains from the new germination method grow automatically.

And Lin Ke judged that Sufei. Luqi ah's experimental results were problematic because she hadn't solved the fundamental problem of the Silver Star Flower seeds.

To illustrate with numbers:

Assuming the good-seed rate of Silver Star Flower that matured and fell to the ground without any special germination method is 50%,

the rate with ordinary germination methods is 65%,

and with the new germination method it is 75%–80%.

A 10%–30% increase in good-seed rate is quite considerable in economic terms.

But the viability problem of the Silver Star Flower seeds still exists and remains unsolved!

So Sufei. Luqi ah has results, but they are not solid.

Academically speaking, this is an opportunistic shortcut.

If Lin Ke's upcoming Silver Star Flower hybrid breeding research experiment succeeds, its results could completely overshadow Sufei. Luqi ah's.

The new germination method itself, however, would not be affected in any way.

Because before conducting hybrid breeding, one must use the new germination method to cultivate and screen the seeds.

Lin Ke then carefully examined the data in Sufei. Luqi ah's paper, combined it with the records in his own experimental log, and immediately had a clear idea.

Mo Li had already completed two rounds of cultivating and screening Silver Star Flower seeds, obtaining third‑generation seeds of each variety.

Thereafter, the effect of the new germination method on the good‑seed rate becomes negligible.

They could completely cancel the planned third round of cultivation and screening and move straight into the formal experiment of Silver Star Flower hybrid breeding.

Lin Ke purchased seeds of five Silver Star Flower varieties; according to the single‑cross method between two varieties, this must be divided into nine experimental groups.

This step in the whole hybridization process is called selecting the parents.

Next comes germination, which takes six days.

Growing to maturity takes only three days.

During these three days, emasculation, bagging, and pollination must be carried out promptly.

When bagging, one must strictly label it, attach a tag, and write the concise but required information: emasculation date, hybridization date, mother name*father name, for example A*B.

A is the mother, B is the father.

Then the seeds are harvested, namely the F1 generation.

This F1 generation is called a single cross, denoted as A*B.

If among the F1 seeds of the nine experimental groups there are any with a good‑seed rate above 80%, it can barely be considered a successful experiment.

If the experimental results are unsatisfactory, meaning single crossing cannot achieve the desired traits for breeding,

one can then adopt a hybrid cross method, using more than two varieties and undergoing hybridization more than once, to select superior individuals that better meet the requirements.

Hybrid crosses can be divided into three‑way, two‑way, etc.

A three‑way cross is a single cross crossed with another variety, i. e., (A*B)*C;

A two‑way cross is a cross between two single crosses, i. e., (A*B)*(C*D) or (A*C)*(B*C).

In short, the goal is to screen for F1 Silver Star Flower seeds that possess hybrid vigor and have solved the viability problem.

In terms of time, Lin Ke optimistically estimated 9 days, pessimistically estimated 27 days, and actually thought the most likely was around 18 days.

This is a project with a huge workload; one person definitely couldn't handle it.

Therefore…

"Mo Li, come over."

Lin Ke waved at Mo Li, who was squatting alone in the corner, grieving, and said, "I have a way to help you get revenge!"

"What?"

Mo Li jumped up with a swish, immediately shaking off her grief, full of energy and fighting spirit, "What method? Tell me quickly—I'll definitely give that bastard a good lesson!"

Once a girl's fighting spirit is aroused, the power she can unleash is terribly frightening.

"Personal attacks definitely won't work; for academic matters, we solve them academically."

Lin Ke had previously drawn a red line, defined the tentative scope of revenge, and then continued, "I mentioned before that what you're doing is the preparatory work for the hybrid breeding experiment. Now we will officially conduct the hybrid breeding experiment."

Afterwards, Lin Ke briefly explained the relevant matters of hybrid breeding.

"No problem! Let's get started!"

Mo Li didn't fully understand, but she only knew one thing.

If the hybrid breeding succeeds, we can really slap that bastard in the face.

What's there to hesitate about?

Olé!

(End of chapter)