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Pollination Management
Nut crops hold a major place in temperate zone fruit. These nut crops, namely walnut, chestnut, chilgoza nut, hazelnut, pecan nut, and pistachio are...
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Pollination and Pollinators of Spice Crops
Pollination is often taken for granted and is considered as a free service, though it is an important regulatory ecosystem service and is fundamental...
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Darwin’s inflorescence syndrome is indeed associated with bee pollination
Key messageA relationship between vertical acropetal inflorescences with protandrous flowers and bee pollination was hypothesized by Darwin back in...
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Evaluating the effect of honeybee pollination on production of watermelon (Citrullus lantatus), in Northern Ethiopia
A field study was done in 2021 in three districts of West Gojjam Zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia to determine the effect of honeybee pollination on...
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Insect pollination and pollinator supplementation enhances fruit weight, quality, and marketability of avocado (Persea americana)
Avocado is a pollinator-dependent crop rich in fiber, monounsaturated oils, vitamins, and minerals, which is seeing an increase in global demand....
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An unexpected case of wind pollination: ambophily in an ornithophilous tropical mountaintop Orobanchaceae
Some plant species have a kind of mixed pollination system—ambophily—which rely both on biotic and abiotic (most commonly wind) as pollen vectors....
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Pollination intensity and nutrient availability interactively shape directional selection on flower size in an orchid herb
Quantifying the importance of pollination intensity and nutrient availability in influencing phenotypic selection on floral traits is an essential...
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Evaluation of the Pollination Efficiency of Apple Trees by Osmia excavata Alfken (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)
The mason bee Osmia excavata Alfken is an apple pollinating insect widely distributed in northern China, in order to effectively utilize the mason...
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Contribution of honey bees (Apis mellifera) pollination on sunflower yield in Tabora region, Tanzania
Honey bees facilitate pollination during their search for nectar and pollen and in the process promote fruit and seed formation. Yet, this honey bee...
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Herbivory-induced effects on pollination services to undamaged neighboring flowering species
Reproduction in flowering plants depends to a large degree on interactions with competitors, mutualists, and antagonists, but may also depend on the...
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Neglecting nocturnal pollinators has long masked hawkmoth pollination in Rhododendron
Insufficient investigation of nocturnal floral visitors may bias our understanding of floral diversification in many plant lineages. Here we...
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Effect of grazing disturbance on floral display, pollen limitation and plant pollination efficiency in the desert steppe
BackgroundGrazing disturbance usually affects floral display and pollination efficiency in the desert steppe, which may cause pollen limitation in...
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Consumer pressure and supplemental pollination mediate shrub facilitation of a native annual desert plant
Shrubs are important factors in the assembly of desert plant and animal communities. By providing shelter and resources to other plants and animals,...
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Insect Pollination in Horticultural Crops
Pollination is one such crucial ecosystem service that helps to sustain the biodiversity and also to meet the global food demand. Majority of...
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The floral biology and the role of staminal connective appendages during pollination of the endoparasite Bdallophytum americanum (Cytinaceae)
Bdallophytum americanum (Cytinaceae) is an endoparasitic plant species, meaning only the flowers emerge from the host during the reproductive season....
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Ants as pollination vectors of ant-adapted Euphorbia hirta L. plants
A wide range of ant-plant mutualistic associations are known to occur in terrestrial ecosystems. Although many species of plants recruit ants to...
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Pollination and floral insect visitors of non-native Crataegus monogyna Jacq and Crataegus mexicana DC (Rosaceae) in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Crataegus species (Rosaceae) or hawthorns form dense thickets and displace native vegetation out of their native range. In South Africa, Crataegus...
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Pollen morphology for successful pollination dependent on pollinator taxa in a generalist plant: relationship with foraging behavior
Pollen morphology varies at inter- and intraspecific levels. Its interaction with pollinator behavior and morphology determines the probability of...
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Improving conservation and translocation success of an endangered orchid, Caladenia xanthochila (Orchidaceae), through understanding pollination
Critical for conserving endangered orchids is identifying their pollinators and their distribution. Caladenia xanthochila is an endangered orchid...
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Autonomous selfing is altered by pollination in delayed-selfing species Gentianopsis paludosa (Gentianaceae)
Delayed selfing, promoted by reduction in herkogamy has been widely reported as a reproductive assurance mechanism. However, the effect of...
