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Influence of plant reproductive systems on the evolution of hummingbird pollination
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Many hummingbird‐pollinated plant species evolved from bee‐pollinated ancestors independently in many different habitats in North and South America. The mechanisms leading to these transitions are not completely understood.
Stefan Abrahamczyk +6 more
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Fruit set and yield of pear cultivars as affected by reduced bee pollination period
International 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]
Evolution, 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,
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International 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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Developing European conservation and mitigation tools for pollination services: approaches of the STEP (Status and Trends of European Pollinators) project [PDF]
, 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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Pollination: Influencing bee behaviour with caffeine
Current 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
International 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
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Assessing the role of dispersed floralresources for managed bees in providingsupporting ecosystem services for croppollination [PDF]
, 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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PLoS 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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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Plant reproduction in red clover requires cross-fertilization via insect pollination. However, the influences of visitation rate and timing on maximizing ovule utilization are yet to be determined.
Shuxuan Jing +3 more
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