Many people use the term "drought tolerant" to describe such plants, but they never actually stop needing to consume water, so Farrant prefers to call them drought resistant.

许多人用“耐旱”这个词来形容这种植物，但它们实际上从未停止消耗水的需求，因此法兰特更喜欢称它们为抗旱植物。

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For the short term Jansson is confident that science can modify plants so they are more drought resistant and salt tolerant.

他坚信短期内科学可以修饰植物使得它们更耐旱、耐盐。

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Genetic engineering also may provide a partial solution, as new strains of drought-resistant crops continue to be developed.

随着抗旱作物新品种的不断开发，基因工程也可能提供部分解决方案。

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The seeds of this drought-resistant plant can be boiled for eating or for making flour.

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That finding led to the development of seeds resistant to both Striga and drought.

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Tommy Carter started working on drought-resistant soybeans in nineteen eighty-one.

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One genetically engineered, drought resistant corn variety has been commercialized in the United States and many more are in field testing.

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The uptake of more radical innovations, such as drought resistant GM crops, is another solution to increase food production, suggests Agrimonde's report.

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In such places, so-called "Xeriscaping, " an approach to landscaping that uses native, drought resistant vegetation, makes a great deal more sense--at least if local municipal laws allow it.

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