Until recently, the field of plant breeding looked a lot like it did in centuries past. A breeder might examine, for example, which tomato plants were most resistant to drought and then cross the most promising plants to produce the most drought-resistant offspring. This process would be repeated, plant generation after generation, until, over the course of roughly seven years, the breeder arrived at what seemed the optimal variety.

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内部工作：作物研究人员利用人工智能为不断变化的气候培育作物[环境科学]

直到最近，植物育种领域看起来都像过去几个世纪一样。例如，育种者可能会检查哪些番茄植物最耐干旱，然后再将最有前途的植物杂交以产生最耐干旱的后代。该过程将在植株世代相传的过程中重复进行，直到大约七年的时间，育种者才找到了最佳品种。