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BMC Plant Biology, 2021 Background Most orchid species have been shown to be severely pollination limited, and the factors affecting reproductive success have been widely studied. However, the factors determining the reproductive success vary from species to species.
Wenliu Zhang, Jiangyun Gao
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Anther mimicry in an African orchid pollinated by pollen-feeding beetles. [PDF]
Plant Biol (Stuttg)Beetles chew the fleshy yellow tips of an orchid's petals and pollinate its flowers, representing a novel case of pollen‐seeking beetles being deceived through anther mimicry. Abstract Flowers of many species have yellow markings that appear to mimic anthers or pollen and attract the attention of pollen‐seeking insects (usually female bees).
Adit A, Johnson SD.
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2016 Pavetta indica is a massive bloomer for a brief period in May. The flowers are hermaphroditic, strikingly protandrous, self and cross-compatible, nectariferous and psychophilous. They possess secondary pollen presentation mechanism as a device to avoid
A.J. Solomon Raju +4 more
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Gayana: Botanica, 2019 Pollinator-dependency for reproduction is of great importance for plants. We evaluated the breeding system of Nolana balsamiflua, a threatened endemic shrub of the Atacama Desert, performing four pollination trials.
Ana María Humaña +2 more
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Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Wind turbines influence several abiotic conditions in the environments they are sited in and may influence the behavior and movement of insect pollinators. It is unknown how operating turbines influence plant–pollinator interactions. To investigate if pollination dynamics could be affected by the presence of wind turbines, we recorded videos of ...
Michelle Weschler +2 more
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Mediterranean Botany, 2021 Ants commonly visit flowers seeking for food resources such as nectar. However, only eight species of orchids are known for having an effective pollinaria removal by ants.
Jaime García-Gila +1 more
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New Phytologist, Volume 251, Issue 4, Page 2237-2247, August 2026.Hummingbird pollination is a hallmark of American plant diversity and has long been thought to evolve in tropical mountains due to declining bee activity. Using sister species of Costus specialized on bees (C. kuntzei) and hummingbirds (C. wilsonii), we show that this shift is not driven by reduced bee visitation with elevation, but by greater ...
Pedro Juárez +7 more
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Труды по прикладной ботанике, генетике и селекцииBackground. An important task is to search for and select highly self-fertile cultivars for plant breeding programs and for setting single-cultivar plantings in commercial horticulture.Materials and methods.
O. A. Tikhonova
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Plant Species Biology, Volume 41, Issue 4, July 2026.Pinellia pedatisecta has a simplified inflorescence structure, compared to its congeners with highly specialized trap pollination systems. However, our study suggests that P. pedatisecta also captures and releases pollinating insects by the spathe movement during flowering season.
Kohei Yanagisawa, Tetsuya K. Matsumoto
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Ants contribute to pollination but not to reproduction in a rare calcareous grassland forb [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 The number of plants pollinated by ants is surprisingly low given the abundance of ants and the fact that they are common visitors of angiosperms. Generally ants are considered as nectar robbers that do not provide pollination service.
Michael Rostás +3 more
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