New Fruits and Vegetables for Gardeners to Try
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If you are a gardener, you probably have some favorite plants that you grow year after year. But you might also like to try new plants sometimes.
如果您是一名园丁，您可能年复一年地种植一些最喜欢的植物。 但有时您可能也想尝试新植物。
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赛 (AAS) 都会招募来自美国和加拿大各地的 80 多名园艺专业人士担任植物审判评委。
Their job is to grow the new plants side-by-side with currently available varieties. The group then compares plant performance, time to reach full growth, flower or fruit size, disease resistance and other qualities important to home gardeners.
他们的工作是将新植物与现有品种并列种植。 然后，该小组比较了植物的表现、达到完全生长的时间、花朵或果实的大小、抗病性以及对家庭园丁重要的其他品质。
When the results are gathered, the best plants are named AAS winners for the following year in time for their launch on the market.
当结果收集完毕后，最好的植物将被评为下一年的 AAS 获奖者，以便及时投放市场。
For 2025, 20 plants have been named national or local winners. Seven of them are edible plants, meaning they can be eaten. Here are the new kinds of edible plants that some gardeners might be interested in.
到 2025 年，将有 20 家工厂被评为国家或地方获奖者。 其中七种是可食用植物，也就是说它们可以吃。 以下是一些园丁可能感兴趣的新型可食用植物。
Two of the winners received the honor under the regional, or local, identification.
其中两名获奖者获得了地区或地方标识的荣誉。
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. The experts also favored its strong smell, classic flavor and “refined habit.” Harvested plants keep for a long period, the judges said. The dense, bushy plant also was honored for strong growth and health, even in difficult growing conditions. Garden Genetics and Seeds by Design produced the new plant.
五大湖和中心地带的罗勒皮埃蒙特以其对疾病的强大抵抗力而闻名，尤其是对霜霉病的真菌。 专家们还青睐其浓郁的气味、经典的风味和“精致的习惯”。评委们表示，收获的植物可以保存很长时间。 即使在困难的生长条件下，这种茂密、浓密的植物也因其强劲的生长和健康而受到赞誉。 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/西南和东北地区的 Tomato Tonatico F1 也获得了冠军。
Judges praised the taste, texture, yield, disease resistance and reduced fruit cracking and splitting of this cherry tomato. Tonatico also was noted for its strongly attached, uniform fruit clusters that were easy to remove at harvest time. The fruit was created, or bred, by Bejo USA.
评委们对这种樱桃番茄的味道、质地、产量、抗病性以及减少裂果和劈裂的情况表示赞赏。 Tonatico 还以其紧密附着、均匀的果串而闻名，在收获时很容易去除。 这种水果是由 Bejo USA 创造或培育的。
The Cauliflower Murasaki Fioretto 70 F1 is among the five winners in the national class.
Cauliflower Murasaki Fioretto 70 F1 是国家级五名获胜者之一。
Murasaki translates to “purple” in Japanese. This cauliflower has bright purple flowers, as well as long, soft stems. The experts said the plant matures, or reaches full growth, early and is easy to harvest. It does not have a strong flavor and would make a beautiful purple food to serve raw, or uncooked. It will turn to a fuchsia color in vinegar and golden brown when lightly cooked. Tokita Seed America bred the plant.
Murasaki 在日语中翻译为“紫色”。 这种花椰菜有明亮的紫色花朵，以及长而柔软的茎。 专家表示，这种植物成熟或完全生长较早，且易于收获。 它没有浓烈的味道，可以制成美丽的紫色食物，可以生吃或未煮熟。 放入醋中会变成紫红色，稍微煮熟后会变成金黄色。 Tokita Seed America 培育了这种植物。
Winner Kohlrabi Konstance F1 is also a purple plant.
获胜者大头菜 Konstance F1 也是一种紫色植物。
Judges said it grew well in both spring and fall. It produced crack-resistant, long-lasting bulbs with smooth, bright skin. It also offers a longer harvest period than other varieties and tasty leaves. Bejo Seeds is the breeder.
评委们表示，它在春季和秋季都生长良好。 它生产出抗裂、持久、表皮光滑、明亮的灯泡。 它还提供比其他品种更长的收获期和美味的叶子。 Bejo Seeds 是该品种的育种者。
The winning Pepper Pick-N-Pop Yellow F1 was noted for “outstanding” resistance to bacterial leaf spot disease. Judges also found that the plant produced sweet, yellow, small peppers throughout the growing season. The company Seminis Home Garden was the breeder.
获奖的 Pepper Pick-N-Pop Yellow F1 因其对细菌性叶斑病的“出色”抵抗力而闻名。 评委们还发现，这种植物在整个生长季节都会产出甜的、黄色的小辣椒。 Seminis Home Garden 公司是饲养者。
Squash Green Lightning F1 was praised for its small seed cavity. This results in more edible flesh from each fruit. Green Lightning lived up to its name in the trials, judges said. They noted how quickly it reached maturity.
南瓜绿闪电F1因其种腔小而受到称赞。 这使得每种水果的果肉更加可食用。 法官们表示，绿色闪电在审判中名副其实。 他们注意到它成熟的速度有多快。
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. The judge said the squash’s flavor when cooked “stood up to added seasonings.” Green Lightning was bred by Joseph Stern and marketed by PanAmerican Seed.
一位评委表示，“这个作品不仅看起来更好，而且味道也比对比作品更好”，并补充说它看起来足够好，可以用作装饰。 法官表示，南瓜煮熟后的味道“经得住添加的调味料”。绿闪电由约瑟夫·斯特恩培育并由泛美种子公司销售。
Another winner, Squash Thriller F1, was noted for its unusual color-changing quality. Judges also said it was easy to grow. The plants produce 1-to-2-pound fruits with bright orange-, green- and white-ridged lines that change color as they mature. Sakata America bred the Squash Thriller.
另一位获胜者是 Squash Thriller F1，因其不同寻常的变色质量而闻名。 评委们还表示它很容易生长。 这些植物可结出 1 至 2 磅重的果实，果实具有明亮的橙色、绿色和白色脊线，成熟时颜色会发生变化。 坂田美国培育了壁球惊悚片。
The Associated Press gardening expert Jessica Damiano wrote this report. Caty Weaver adapted it for VOA Learning English. ____________________________________________________ gardener –n. a person who grows plants for food or beauty enlist –v. to use in a certain way horticulture –n. the science of growing garden plants variety –n. a particular kind of thing that belongs to a larger group of similar things fungus –n. a simple form of life that does not use sunlight to make food but is less complex than an animal classic –adj. the best or most representative example of something texture –n. the way something feels to the touch yield –n. the amount of fruit, vegetables, roots or seeds that can be harvested from a plant cracking –n. linear breaks in the skin or surface of something uniform –adj. similar in appearance cluster –n. a bunch of things, such as fruit, that are tightly grouped together bulb –n. a round group of cells that certain flowering plants can grow from cavity –n. a space in something flesh –n. the inside part of a fruit decoration –n. a thing that is used to make a home or room more beautiful and pleasing
美联社园艺专家杰西卡·达米亚诺撰写了这份报告。 Caty Weaver 将其改编为美国之音英语学习频道。 ____________________________________________________ 园丁-n.为了食物或美容而种植植物的人 入伍-v.以某种方式使用 园艺 –n.园林植物种植科学 品种 –n.属于一大类相似事物的特定种类的事物 真菌 –n.一种简单的生命形式，不利用阳光来制造食物，但不像动物那么复杂 经典的-形容词。某事物的最佳或最具代表性的例子 纹理-n.触摸某物的感觉 产量-n。可从植物中收获的水果、蔬菜、根或种子的数量 开裂-n.皮肤或物体表面的线性断裂 制服——形容词。外观相似 簇-n。一堆紧紧地组合在一起的东西，例如水果 灯泡 –n.某些开花植物可以从中生长的一组圆形细胞 空腔 –n.某物中的空间 肉体——n.水果的内部部分 装饰 –n.用来使房屋或房间变得更加美丽和令人愉悦的东西