Energy & Science
BayWa Unit to Introduce First Climate-Change Resistant Apple
- Variety has proven to be more resistant to high temperatures
- Introduced as part of Hot Climate Programme breeding project
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A unit of German agribusiness BayWa AG is introducing what it says is the world’s first climate-change resistant apple, as part of a program to develop fruit for growing in warm locations.
The apple, from BayWa’s T&G Global subsidiary, can withstand high temperatures and was tested in Spain, where conditions often exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), the company said in a statement. The producer will work with partners in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to plant and market the variety, called HOT84A1.