Half the fruit crop froze out in the sudden severe autumn.

有一半水果作物在秋天突如其来的严寒中冻死了。

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Late frosts accounted for the poor fruit crop.

晚霜是导致水果低产的原因。

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Half the fruit crop froze out in the sudden cold.

一半的水果作物在突如其来的寒流中被冻死。

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During an on-crop year, growers often treat the fruit so it can stay on the tree longer.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

The researchers advise growers to investigate the effects of thinning or pruning to reduce the number of fruit in early summer of the on-crop year.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

Citrus growers know that the number of fruit in their current crop has an inverse effect on the number of flowers in the return bloom.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

Until they do, the monoculture of the banana means that the fruit is susceptible to widespread crop damage by Race Four and perhaps new diseases.

FORBES: Banana Fungus Threatens World Crop

Several crop growers, including the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association, the National Council of Agricultural Employers and the North Carolina Growers' Association filed suit against the Labor Department, arguing that the agency acted inappropriately and that its new guidelines would raise labor costs for growers.

FORBES: Obama Era No Slam Dunk For Labor

Mangoes in Africa, as elsewhere, often fall prey to fruit flies, which destroy about 40% of the continent's crop.

ECONOMIST: Biological pest control