根据发表在《应用生态学》上的一项最新研究,生产无籽果实是改善粮食安全的一种方法,其作用却常常被轻视。对于一些高产的重要作物如苹果、西红柿和西瓜,通过降低其对授粉的需求能够提高作物产量。埃克塞特大学的一个研究小组进行了一项新的研究,调查在全球范围内植物育种者是如何提高农作物的产量,通过授粉昆虫进行繁殖。 According to a recent study published in Applied Ecology, the production of seedless fruit is a way to improve food security and its effects are often downplayed. For some high-yielding important crops such as apples, tomatoes and watermelons, crop yields can be increased by reducing their need for pollination. A research team at the University of Exeter conducted a new study to investigate how plant breeders worldwide increase crop yields by pollinating insects.