Although the pesticide TDX has been widely used by fruit growers since the early 1960's, a regulation in force since 1960 has prohibited sale of fruit on which any TDX residue can be detected.

虽然 TDX 这款农药自20世纪60年代早期就被果农广泛使用，但自1960年起，一项生效的法规禁止销售任何可以检测到 TDX 残留的水果。

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Instead, most farmers simply harvest their fruit early, when it is not yet fully ripe.

相反，大多数种植户在果实还没有成熟前就提前采摘了它们。

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The warmer temperatures can mean that the grapes make their sugar too early, before the fruit is ready to be picked - this can affects the final taste and alcohol content of the wine.

更高的温度可能意味着葡萄糖形成过快，有可能在果实采摘期之前形成——这可能会影响葡萄的味道和葡萄酒的酒精含量。

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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.

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Mr. Marsh, who died Tuesday at age 80, launched Snapple in New York with two friends in the early 1970s to supply natural fruit juices to health-food stores.

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Given year-round water, Sicilians could grow early fruit and vegetables.

ECONOMIST: Danilo Dolci