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Sun-scalded, spongy apples. Waterlogged, flooded root systems. Whole orchards “scorched” and destroyed by the contagious fire blight as it creeps north. Climate change is wreaking havoc on apple farming, digging into farmers’ bottom line even in the historically ideal climates of upstate New York and the Pacific Northwest. But the solution may come from a slightly warmer locale: Maryland.
Last week, Walsh and his team secured a patent on two new apple varieties that he hopes will help solve environmental and labor shortage problems. UMD’s test orchard is located at the university’s Western Maryland Research & Education Center in rural Keedysville, a former US army installation where Walsh has been working for more than 30 years.
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