Sentences with phrase «grow at cold temperatures»

All that said, you generally shouldn't worry about the safety of store - bought ice cream; Listeria is rarely found in the sweet stuff because it can't grow at cold temperatures.

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The reason, explains William Niebur, vice-president of crop genetics research and development at Pioneer, is that growing crops in colder temperatures will open up new land for farming and contribute to greater agricultural productivity.

Lead researcher Alex Chepstow - Lusty of French Institute of Andean Studies in Lima, Peru, says warmer temperatures enabled the Inca to build mountainside terraces for growing crops at altitudes previously too cold to support agriculture, and provided meltwater from the Andean glaciers for irrigation (Climate of the Past, vol 5, p 375).

Toward colder extremes, as the area of sea ice grows, the planet approaches runaway snowball - Earth conditions, and at high temperatures it can approach a runaway greenhouse effect (8).

Trees «shield vulnerable species from climate change» 1 November 2013Last updated at 23:05 ET By Mark Kinver Environment reporter, BBC News Allowing forest canopies to grow over could help some flora species cope with rising temperatures Forests with dense canopies create a microclimate that protects a variety of cold - adapted plant species from warming air temperatures, a study has shown.

Springtime cold air outbreaks (at least two consecutive days during which the daily average surface air temperature is below 95 % of the simulated average wintertime surface air temperature) are projected to continue to occur throughout this century.19 As a result, increased productivity of some crops due to higher temperatures, longer growing seasons, and elevated CO2 concentrations could be offset by increased freeze damage.20 Heat waves during pollination of field crops such as corn and soybean also reduce yields (Figure 18.3).4 Wetter springs may reduce crop yields and profits, 21 especially if growers are forced to switch to late - planted, shorter - season varieties.

With nut trees needing sufficiently cold temperatures to grow, flavours including Chunky Monkey and Coconut Seven Layer Bar could face extinction, while Brownie Batter and Phish Food could be in short supply within just two years, with cocoa production at risk of falling by up to 50 per cent.

Tree's maintain their temperature at 21.5 C, regardless if they live in cold or warm climates, and they grow better with increased CO2, so it would appear they are well adapted to a warmer, CO2 rich planet.

«What's important in this system,» Kimball explained, «is that the growing season is initiated at a later date under colder temperatures.»