Hot in the Garden: Too Much Sun Can Harm Vegetables

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。

Last week we discussed how to grow vegetables in partial sun. This week we learn how to protect vegetables from too much sun.
上周我们讨论了如何在局部日照条件下种植蔬菜。本周我们将学习如何避免蔬菜接受过多日照。

Curtis Swift is an extension agent at Colorado State University. He says shading plants from intense sunlight in hot weather can increase production. Plants can suffer damage when their temperature rises above thirty-two degrees Celsius.
柯蒂斯·斯威夫特是科罗拉多州立大学的推广员。他表示,在炎热的天气里遮蔽植物以避免强烈日照可以增加产量。当温度超过摄氏32度时,植物就会受到损害。