This invention belongs to the field of
crop cultivation technology and discloses a method for rapid generation of lettuce. The method involves: hydroponically cultivating lettuce seeds into seedlings, which are then transplanted after reaching the stage of two leaves and one
bud; the seedlings are then cultured in a hydroponic tank with a
total nitrogen nutrient solution at a
nitrogen concentration of 9.0 mmol / L, a temperature of 25℃, and a
light intensity maintained at 200 μmol·m² for the first 5 days. ‑2 ·s ‑1 The photoperiod is 16:8, the
light quality is red:blue:far-red = 6:1:1, and the
light intensity is increased to 320 μmol·m⁻¹ starting from day 6. ‑2 ·s ‑1 The photoperiod was 16:8, the
light quality was red:blue:far-red = 6:1:1, and the plants were cultured for 15 days. The cultured lettuce plants were then placed in a low-
nitrogen nutrient solution with a
nitrogen concentration of 1.5 mmol / L at 25℃ and a
light intensity of 320 μmol·m⁻¹. ‑2 ·s ‑1 The photoperiod was 20:4, and the
light quality was red:blue:far-red = 6:1:1. The plants were cultured until flowering. After flowering, the nitrogen concentration of the low-nitrogen
nutrient solution was adjusted to the normal nitrogen concentration of 9.0 mmol / L until the seeds matured. This invention promotes rapid flowering and seed setting in lettuce, shortens the breeding cycle, and accelerates the lettuce breeding process.