研究人员研究较晚膨胀的苹果,以在气候变化中开发抗冻性品种。 Researchers study late-blooming apples to develop frost-resistant varieties amid climate change.

密歇根州研究人员在Steve Van Nocker的带领下,正在研究比商业品种开花晚的原生马鲁斯日冕苹果树,以开发耐冻苹果。 Michigan researchers, led by Steve Van Nocker, are studying the native Malus coronaria apple tree, which blooms later than commercial varieties, to develop frost-resistant apples. 这项工作旨在查明对延迟开花负有责任的基因,并利用这些基因创造更具抗御力的苹果品种,因为气候变化引起不可预测的天气,因此这些品种至关重要。 This effort aims to identify genes responsible for delayed blooming and use them to create more resilient apple varieties, crucial as climate change causes unpredictable weather. 这一过程可能需要几十年的时间,但被视为对今后的苹果生产至关重要。 The process could take decades but is seen as essential for future apple production.