园丁可尝试的新水果和蔬菜
📖 逐句对照翻译
If you are a gardener, you probably have some favorite plants that you grow year after year.
如果你是一名园丁，你很可能有一些年复一年种植的心爱植物。
But you might also like to try new plants sometimes.
但有时你也可以尝试种植新的植物。
Gardening expert Jessica Damiano recently reported for the Associated Press about one way to find new plants that might appeal to growers.
园艺专家杰西卡·达米亚诺最近为美联社报道了一种寻找可能吸引种植者的新植物的方法。
Each year, the independent, nonprofit organization All-America Selections (AAS) enlists more than 80 horticultural professionals from around the United States and Canada to serve as plant-trial judges.
每年，独立的非营利组织“全美选拔”（All-America Selections, AAS）都会邀请来自美国和加拿大各地的80多位园艺专业人士担任植物试验评委。
Their job is to grow the new plants side-by-side with currently available varieties.
他们的工作是将新植物与现有品种并排种植。
The group then compares plant performance, time to reach full growth, flower or fruit size, disease resistance and other qualities important to home gardeners.
然后，该小组会比较植物的表现、达到完全生长所需的时间、花朵或果实的大小、抗病性以及对家庭园艺者重要的其他品质。
When the results are gathered, the best plants are named AAS winners for the following year in time for their launch on the market.
当结果汇总后，最优秀的植物会被命名为下一年的AAS获奖者，以便及时推向市场。
For 2025, 20 plants have been named national or local winners.
2025年，共有20家工厂被评为国家级或地方级优胜者。
Seven of them are edible plants, meaning they can be eaten.
其中七种是可食用植物，意味着它们可以食用。
Here are the new kinds of edible plants that some gardeners might be interested in.
以下是一些园丁可能会感兴趣的新型食用植物。
Plants you can eat
可以食用的植物
Two of the winners received the honor under the regional, or local, identification.
其中两位获奖者是在地区或地方评选中获得这一荣誉的。
The Basil Piedmont of the Great Lakes and Heartland regions was noted for its strong resistance to disease, especially that of the fungus called downy mildew.
五大湖和腹地地区的罗勒皮埃蒙特品种以其强大的抗病性而著称，尤其是对名为霜霉病的真菌具有极强的抵抗力。
The experts also favored its strong smell, classic flavor and “refined habit.”
专家们还对其浓郁的香气、经典的风味和“精致的习性”表示赞赏。
Harvested plants keep for a long period, the judges said.
评委们表示，收获的植物可以保存很长时间。
The dense, bushy plant also was honored for strong growth and health, even in difficult growing conditions.
这种茂密、多灌木的植物还因其在艰难的生长条件下仍能茁壮成长、保持健康而受到赞誉。
Garden Genetics and Seeds by Design produced the new plant.
Garden Genetics和Seeds by Design培育出了这种新植物。
Tomato Tonatico F1 of the Mountain/Southwest and Northeast regions also was a winner.
山区/西南地区和东北地区的番茄 Tonatico F1 也是获胜者。
Judges praised the taste, texture, yield, disease resistance and reduced fruit cracking and splitting of this cherry tomato.
评委们称赞了这种樱桃番茄的味道、口感、产量、抗病性以及减少果实开裂和裂果的特点。
Tonatico also was noted for its strongly attached, uniform fruit clusters that were easy to remove at harvest time.
托纳蒂科也因其果实簇紧密相连、均匀一致，且在收获时易于摘除而闻名。
The fruit was created, or bred, by Bejo USA.
这种水果是由Bejo USA培育或繁殖的。
The Cauliflower Murasaki Fioretto 70 F1 is among the five winners in the national class.
花椰菜品种Murasaki Fioretto 70 F1是全国组别的五名获胜者之一。
Murasaki translates to “purple” in Japanese.
Murasaki在日语中翻译为“紫色”。
This cauliflower has bright purple flowers, as well as long, soft stems.
这棵花椰菜有着亮紫色的花朵，以及长而柔软的茎。
The experts said the plant matures, or reaches full growth, early and is easy to harvest.
专家表示，这种植物成熟早，即达到完全生长期的时间短，且易于收割。
It does not have a strong flavor and would make a beautiful purple food to serve raw, or uncooked.
它没有浓烈的味道，作为一种美丽的紫色食物，生食或未烹饪时食用都很合适。
It will turn to a fuchsia color in vinegar and golden brown when lightly cooked.
在醋中它会变成紫红色，轻微烹煮后则呈金棕色。
Tokita Seed America bred the plant.
时田种子美国公司培育了这种植物。
Winner Kohlrabi Konstance F1 is also a purple plant.
获胜者苤蓝Konstance F1也是一种紫色植物。
Judges said it grew well in both spring and fall.
评委们表示，它在春季和秋季都生长得很好。
It produced crack-resistant, long-lasting bulbs with smooth, bright skin.
它培育出了抗裂、持久耐用的鳞茎，表皮光滑亮丽。
It also offers a longer harvest period than other varieties and tasty leaves.
它还比其他品种提供更长的收获期和美味的叶子。
Bejo Seeds is the breeder.
Bejo Seeds是育种者。
The winning Pepper Pick-N-Pop Yellow F1 was noted for “outstanding” resistance to bacterial leaf spot disease.
获胜的Pepper Pick-N-Pop Yellow F1因其对细菌性叶斑病的“出色”抗性而备受瞩目。
Judges also found that the plant produced sweet, yellow, small peppers throughout the growing season.
评委们还发现，这种植物在整个生长季节里都能结出甜味、黄色的小辣椒。
The company Seminis Home Garden was the breeder.
Seminis Home Garden公司是育种者。
Squash Green Lightning F1 was praised for its small seed cavity.
绿闪电F1南瓜因其种子腔小而备受赞誉。
This results in more edible flesh from each fruit.
这使得每个果实能产出更多可食用的果肉。
Green Lightning lived up to its name in the trials, judges said.
评委称，“绿色闪电”在选拔赛中名副其实。
They noted how quickly it reached maturity.
他们注意到它成熟得有多快。
One judge said, “This entry not only looked better but also tasted better than the comparison,” adding it looked good enough to use as a decoration.
一位评委说：“这件参赛作品不仅看起来比对照作品更好，尝起来也更好。”他还补充说，它看起来漂亮得足以用作装饰。
The judge said the squash’s flavor when cooked “stood up to added seasonings.”
评委表示，这种南瓜烹饪后的风味“经得起额外调料的考验”。
Green Lightning was bred by Joseph Stern and marketed by PanAmerican Seed.
绿闪电由约瑟夫·斯特恩培育，由泛美种子公司推广。
Another winner, Squash Thriller F1, was noted for its unusual color-changing quality.
另一个获奖品种“南瓜惊悚F1”因其不同寻常的变色特性而备受瞩目。
Judges also said it was easy to grow.
评委们还表示它很容易种植。
The plants produce 1-to-2-pound fruits with bright orange-, green- and white-ridged lines that change color as they mature.
这些植物结出的果实重1到2磅，带有亮橙色、绿色和白色的条纹，随着果实成熟，这些条纹的颜色会发生变化。
Sakata America bred the Squash Thriller.
坂田美国培育了南瓜惊悚者。
I’m Caty Weaver.
我是凯蒂·韦弗。
The Associated Press gardening expert Jessica Damiano wrote this report.
美联社园艺专家杰西卡·达米亚诺撰写了这篇报道。
Caty Weaver adapted it for VOA Learning English.
凯蒂·韦弗为VOA英语学习频道改编了它。
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