date:Jan 03, 2019
Researchers are growing apples in artificial environments to gauge the expected impact of global warming on the prefectures famed fruit.
The rare study is being undertaken by an eight-member team led by Daiyu Ito, professor of agrometeorology and fruit cultivation at Hirosaki Universitys Agriculture and Life Science Faculty.
Aomori Prefecture, located on the northern tip of the main island of Honshu, just south of Hokkaido, is a major producer of apples in Japan.
The team is growing 48 apple