Pollination

The old farmers below all shook their heads when they heard this.

"Sir, achieving hybridization through artificial pollination is indeed a good method, but we old fellows are all over fifty now, with failing eyesight. We simply can't precisely collect the anthers and pollinate the pistils of the rice flowers."

A grain of rice wasn't even as large as a fingernail, and the stamens and pistils inside it were even smaller.

Let alone collecting anthers for pollination—even distinguishing the stamens and pistils in each grain of rice was beyond them.

The only reason they could tell them apart now was because the projection machine had enlarged the images.

Qi Shuang gestured for everyone to quiet down before continuing, "Don't worry. I know your physical condition, so I'll have them purchase or manufacture suitable tools to assist you with the early stages of artificial pollination."

With that, he immediately gave a meaningful glance to the group of administrators beside him.

The administrators promptly nodded and silently noted the lord's request.

The old farmers said nothing more.

Qi Shuang continued speaking to the elderly men. "Because the results of hybridization are uncertain and unstable, our breeding work will require a large number of cultivation experiments."

"So, I've decided to divide you into several small groups. Each group will be responsible for researching and cultivating one rice trait, and in the end, we'll select the best results."

Because of the dominant and recessive nature of genes, having one kind of rice exchange genes with another through hybridization, absorb its traits, and express them was by no means guaranteed to succeed.

Only by conducting a large number of experiments and screening the results could they obtain a successful outcome.

Thus, for the same research project, the more people conducting the research, the larger the