"Our researchers are now working to develop stress-resistant crops that are drought-tolerant, heat-tolerant and saline-resistant, " he said.
维尔萨克指出：“我们的研究人员正在努力开发耐旱、耐热和耐盐碱的抗灾作物。”They go on for months and tolerate dry conditions with me, although are said to relish moisture.
虽然说它们喜欢湿润，却能与我相伴数月且耐旱。Drought resistance includes drought escape, dehydration avoidance, drought tolerance and drought recovery.
抗旱性包括逃旱性、避旱性、耐旱性和复原抗旱性。The installation, called In Our Hands and fashioned from drought-tolerant plants and a tree, was not badly damaged.
这个作品名叫“在我们手中”，是由耐旱植物和一棵树组成的，它受到的损坏并不严重。Of course, drought-tolerant crops and the infrastructure to get fresh food to markets must be developed in parallel.
当然，同时也必须开发耐旱作物和建设基础设施，从而让新鲜粮食进入市场。Germination and early seedling growth are very important for maize forward development and final production.
玉米在萌发期和苗期的耐旱性与最终收获产量有很大相关性。Monsanto expects to be ready in 4 years to market its first line of crop seeds genetically engineered to be resistant to drought.
Monsanto公司期望能在四年后销售靠遗传基因工程增加耐旱性的玉米种子。Proline is the main adjustment substance and the content and the increase extent can reveal drought-resistant of alfalfa cultivars.
脯氨酸是三种紫花苜蓿主要渗透调节物质，脯氨酸含量的多少及增加的幅度能反映苜蓿的耐旱性。The organisation has already developed varieties tolerant to heat, high soil temperatures, low and variable rainfall, and diseases.
该组织已经开发了耐热、耐土壤高温、耐旱和耐雨量变化和病害的品种。