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Fruit set and yield of pear cultivars as affected by reduced bee pollination period

open access: yesInternational Journal of Horticultural Science, 2009
Results of our experiments prove that pear is more or less sensitive to the reduced bee pollination period. However, the reaction (or the sensitivity) of cultivars may be different to the reduced bee pollination.
P. Benedek, J. Varga
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Pollination by Euglossine Bees [PDF]

open access: yesEvolution, 1968
The relationships between some orchid flowers and male euglossine bees were first observed in Darwin's time (Criiger, 1865), but the peculiarities of these interactions have been recognized only within the last decade. Our knowledge of the relationships has increased greatly in recent years, especially through the efforts of Dodson (Dodson and Frymire,
openaire   +3 more sources

Some flower characters, variety features and environmental effects affecting bee pollination of pear (Pyrus communis L.): a review of the results of latest research

open access: yesInternational Journal of Horticultural Science, 2000
Intensive research has been implemented on different aspects of the bee pollination of pear in Hungary in the past decade, extending to the following topics: the effect of the opening sequence of the flowers within the inflorescence of pear cultivars on ...
P. Benedek
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Pollination services in the UK: how important are honeybees? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Pollination services are known to provide substantial benefits to human populations and agriculture in particular. Although many species are known to provide pollination services, honeybees (Apis mellifera) are often assumed to provide the majority of ...
Bailey, Alison P.   +3 more
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Pollination: Influencing bee behaviour with caffeine

open access: yesCurrent Biology, 2021
Plant secondary metabolites found in floral nectar can affect the behaviour of pollinating insects, but how these changes benefit plants directly is little understood. An experimental study with bumblebees shows that recalling a caffeine-enhanced odour memory can increase flower visitation.
Hempel de Ibarra, Natalie, Rands, Sean A
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Changes in Some Quality Criteria During Controlled Atmosphere (CA) Storage of Peaches

open access: yesInternational Journal of Horticultural Science, 2001
Intensive research has been implemented on different aspects of the bee pollination of pear in Hungary in the past decade, extending to the following topics: the effect of the opening sequence of the flowers within the inflorescence of pear cultivars on ...
A. Eris, B. Akbudak
doaj   +1 more source

Combined stress from parasites, pesticides and lack of flowers drives bee declines [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Bees are subject to numerous pressures in the modern world. The abundance and diversity of flowers has declined, bees are chronically exposed to cocktails of agrochemicals, and they are simultaneously exposed to novel parasites accidentally spread by ...
Botias Talamantes, Cristina   +3 more
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Developing European conservation and mitigation tools for pollination services: approaches of the STEP (Status and Trends of European Pollinators) project [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Pollinating insects form a key component of European biodiversity, and provide a vital ecosystem service to crops and wild plants. There is growing evidence of declines in both wild and domesticated pollinators, and parallel declines in plants relying ...
Alexandra-Maria Klein   +35 more
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The impact of lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) and cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) pollination on honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colony health status.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2020
Commercial lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) and cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) crops benefit from the presence of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) for pollination.
Claude Dufour   +2 more
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Assessing the role of dispersed floralresources for managed bees in providingsupporting ecosystem services for croppollination [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Most pollination ecosystem services studies have focussed on wild pollinators and their dependence on natural floral resources adjacent to crop fields. However, managed pollinators depend on a mixture of floral resources that are spatially separated from
Colville, Jonathan F.   +4 more
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