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业内人士估计,科学家对水果的遗传性改良研究比肥料及农药对农业有更大的影响。例如,近年在美国和某些欧盟国家销售的工程化蕃茄及酵母正是科学家努力的成果。 自从1986年以来,英国Horticulture Research International(HRI)的科学家一直从事遗传性改良研究工作。他们开发了一种新品种苹果树,生长期间可以防止虫蛀及细菌滋生,免去使用化学处理方式。 1995年,HRI开始在英国北部打比郡进行经遗传性改良的苹果树栽种试验。
Industry insiders estimate that scientists’ studies of the genetic improvement of fruits have a greater impact on agriculture than fertilizers and pesticides. For example, engineered tomatoes and yeast marketed in the United States and certain EU countries in recent years are just the result of hard work by scientists. Since 1986, scientists at Horticulture Research International (HRI) in the UK have been engaged in genetic improvement research. They have developed a new variety of apple trees that prevents insects and bacteria from growing during growth, eliminating the need for chemical treatments. In 1995, HRI began a genetically modified apple tree planting trial in Tahiti, North of England.