What does Gulian look like in 432 BC?The first resource garden opened for the first time, come to see the "strange"

The Yangtze River Daily Da Wuhan Client July 9th. From June 10th, the one -month Lotus Festival has gone through the early summer of Wuhan people. On July 9th, as one of the closing series of the Wuhan Lotus Festival in 2022, the finale of the Lotus Science Popularization of the Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences appeared. The babies came to the stage to show the lotus view of the lotus. On the same day, more than 3,000 tourists entered the park to feel the charm of lotus.

"Pink Tyrannosaurus". Photo by Yang Xiaoyu, a reporter from the Yangtze River Daily

This lotus germ resource garden first opened 500 kinds of lotus flowers into the "Tibetan" lotus germ resource garden in the northeast corner of Wuhan Botanical Garden. Different from the common red pink system, the lotus is rich in color. In addition to the pure color lotus such as red, pink, yellow, white, and green, there are also compound lotus lotus with red and yellow, red and white, and white and green.

"Green". Photo by Yang Xiaoyu, a reporter from the Yangtze River Daily

On the same day, Yang Dong, a scientific researcher and senior engineer of the Lotus Genome and Genetic Breeding Discipline Group of Wuhan Botanical Garden, served as a popular science interpreter, such as several cherished "family bottoms" for the public. He introduced that there are more than 700 types of lotus species in Wuhan Botanical Garden, of which more than 500 resource gardens. Don't look at the small area of ​​resource garden, but there are many lotus flowers: the largest lotus flowers in the world- "Thousands of Lotus"; the petals can open the diameter of 45 cm, and the longest known petals are currently known as the longest diameter -the longest diameter of petals- "Pink bully"; the oldest lotus in the world from the peat of more than a thousand years- "Ancient Chinese Lotus".

Gurin, China in 432 BC. Photo by Yang Xiaoyu, a reporter from the Yangtze River Daily

"It's too shocking! I don't know, it turns out that there are so many varieties of lotus, and the lotus scientific research in Wuhan is so powerful." After seeing the news on the Internet, the citizen Ms. Chen brought the children to see the lotus. Although the weather was hot, they felt that they felt hot, but they felt that they felt that they felt hot, but they felt that they felt hot, but they felt that they felt hot, but they felt that they felt that they felt hot. Great eyes are very meaningful.

This flat flower was actually the deep lotus of China in 432 BC. Yang Dong mysteriously brought everyone to a lotus flower. I saw that although this lotus flower looks like a sign, it looks flat in a lot of lotus flowers: the common red pink, but the flowers are slightly smaller. "This lotus is 'ancient lotus lotus'. In 1959, Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences obtained 5 'ancient Chinese lotus' lotus seeds and successfully breed it out of seedlings. This flower was eccentricized by the ancient lotus seeds in 432 BC 432 BC After coming out. "After hearing Yang Dong's introduction, the citizens said they were strange and expressed doubts, how did Gu Lianzi preserve to the present and re -germinate? Yang Dong patiently explained that this was related to the seed structure of the lotus. The outer skin of the lotus seeds is very tough. There is a thick layer of fence tissue under the epidermis, forming a "sealing cabin", which is completely isolated from the external environment. In addition, the temperature in the soil is lower than the temperature of the ground, and the temperature is relatively stable. In this dormant state, the lotus seeds only have extremely low energy consumption, which can be preserved for a long time, even for thousands of years. After encountering a suitable environment, they can break the shell again.

"Lighting the moon". Photo by Chen Xiaoru

Lands like lanterns, chrysanthemums, and green lotus like lotus flip -loaded, semi -decent, heavy petals, heavy tables, heavy tables ... Various flowers and colors seem to open the random combination mode in this resource garden, There are many strange varieties that have been bred, which is amazing. A lotus called "Lantern Lantern", although it has reached the flowering period, it is still like a bud, and the ball is like a lantern. "Chrysanthemum lotus" has the color of lotus, but the needle -shaped petals are very eye -catching like a flying chrysanthemum.

"Chrysanthemum lotus". Photo by Yang Xiaoyu, a reporter from the Yangtze River Daily

Yang Dong introduced that "Lantern Lantern" is one of the "stars" lotus in Wuhan Botanical Garden in recent years -Qiuhe series varieties. The lotus blooms in midsummer, and the summer heat has stopped many people who love flowers. The Qiuhe series varieties are extended from about 3 months to 5-6 months under normal natural conditions in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, which can be seen until mid-November. At present, they have cultivated more than 20 autumn lotus varieties such as "autumn Yan", "autumn peony", "Jinghong", "Sai Lingxiao", and 15 of them have been certified in international new varieties. Green lotus is a treasure in the lotus. Because Asian lotus needs to use Asian lotus and the yellow lotus in the Americas, it is very rare. There are many yellow -green lotus in the lotus lotus resources of the plant garden. For example, "Fuling Autumn", "Golden House embracing Cui", "Yellow Peony", "Green Ruyi" and so on.

"Fuling Autumn". Photo by Yang Xiaoyu, a reporter from the Yangtze River Daily

According to reports, since 1959, Wuhan Botanical Garden has carried out a comprehensive system research for more than 60 years in continuous Lotus. After several generations of researchers, the research of lotus genetic breeding has gone at the forefront of the world, and has become a domestic domestic research direction.Well -known lotus scientific research and variety selection centers.This year, the Lotus Genomey Resource Garden of Wuhan Botanical Garden was also approved by the "National Loan Given Resource Library"."Lotus is a traditional flower of our country, with a history of thousands of years. This time the opening day of the Popular Popularization of Lotus Gender Resources is the hope of showing the rich varieties resources and related scientific research results of my country, deepening the public's understanding of lotus flowers, promoting the promotion The heavy and bright lotus culture. "The relevant person in charge of the city garden and forestry bureau of the Lotus Festival introduced.(Changjiang Daily reporter Yang Xiaoyu intern Chen Xiaoru correspondent Chen Changli) [Editor: Deng La Xiu]

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