China: The reproduction speed of A test-tube lotus root is 400 times that of conventional lotus root species

China News Service, December 16th. On the 16th, the 17th China Wuhan Agricultural Expo in 2020 with the theme of "village revitalization, science and technology innovation first" opened. The reporter learned on the spot that the Vegetable Institute of Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Sciences developed the world's first A test-tube lotus root was born in Wuhan. On the same day, the mini-lotus formed by test-tube lotus root breeding was presented at the Agricultural Expo. The rapid propagation of lotus root tissue culture was used to induce the formation of test-tube lotus roots. Propagation of improved varieties or direct use in production solves technical problems such as slow reproduction speed, easy disease, large size, heavy weight, and difficult transportation of lotus root seeds. The propagation speed of test tube lotus root is more than 400 times that of conventional lotus root seeds. ...