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Native pollinators increase fruit set while honeybees decrease the quality of mandarins in family farms

Basic and Applied Ecology, 2022
Family farms can benefit from the presence of a diverse set of native pollinators and associated pollination services. In the present study we assessed the effect of flower visitor richness and visitation rate by honeybees and native insects on mandarin ...
Marcos Monasterolo, Natacha P. Chacoff, Ángel D. Segura, Analía Benavidez, Pablo Schliserman   +4 more
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Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Serbia: Its presence on aphid-infested plants and co-occurrence with native aphidophagous coccinellids [PDF]

Pesticidi i Fitomedicina, 2020
The presence of the invasive coccinellid Harmonia axyridis in aphid colonies on plants, as well as its co-occurrence with native coccinellid predators was studied in the period 2011-2020.
Jovičić Ivana, Radonjić Anđa, Kljajić Petar, Andrić Goran, Pražić-Golić Marijana, Petrović-Obradović Olivera   +5 more
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Pollination by native bees achieves high fruit quantity and quality of highbush blueberry: a sustainable alternative to managed pollinators

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
IntroductionBlueberry is one of the most relevant buzz-pollinated crops worldwide, and Chile is the most important global producer of fresh blueberries during wintertime in the Northern Hemisphere.
Benito Cortés-Rivas, Benito Cortés-Rivas, Víctor Hugo Monzón, Juliana Ordones Rego, José Neiva Mesquita-Neto   +4 more
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Drying on the germination and vigor of Crataeva tapia L. seeds

Ciência Rural
: Crataeva tapia L. is a fruit native to the Brazilian savanna, the Caatinga, and is used in the production of soft drinks and other beverages. Given the importance of this species and the lack of knowledge about its seeds, this research aimed to ...
Edna Ursulino Alves, Sueli da Silva Santos-Moura, Mácio Farias de Moura, Rosemere dos Santos Silva, Evio Alves Galindo   +4 more
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Influence of 6-benzylaminopurine and culture medium on the regeneration of axillary shoots of Psidium cattleyanum Sabine cultivars Ya-cy and Irapuã [PDF]

Revista Ceres
Psidium cattleyanum, commonly known as araçá, is a fruit tree valued for its nutritional benefits and is increasingly consumed fresh and processed. However, the genetic variability within its populations makes selecting and propagating individuals with ...
Alexandre Klas Bico, Juliana Degenhardt, Luciana Lopes Fortes Ribas   +2 more
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Gas Exchange in Caryocar Brasiliense Cambess Seedlings in Water Deficit Conditions

Floresta e Ambiente, 2020
In this study, we assessed the gas exchange in Caryocar brasiliense seedlings in water deficit conditions and their capacity to recover after rehydration.
Silvana de Paula Quintão Scalon, Flávia Mitsuko Kodama, Daiane Mugnol Dresch, Zefa Valdivina Pereira, Rosilda Mara Mussury, Lourenço Quintão Scalon   +5 more
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Semi-desert fruit farms harbor more native flora than Mediterranean climate farms in central Chile

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2021
Understanding the factors that affect native plant communities is essential to protect floristic diversity, particularly in Mediterranean agroecosystems.
Alejandra E. Muñoz, Paul Amouroux, Nicolás Arcos, Cristián Bonacic   +3 more
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Draft genomes of two Artocarpus plants, jackfruit (A. heterophyllus) and breadfruit (A. altilis) [PDF]

, 2019
Two of the most economically important plants in the Artocarpus genus are jackfruit (A. heterophyllus Lam.) and breadfruit (A. altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg).
Featherston, Jonathan, Hendre, Prasad S., Jamnadass, Ramni, Jiang, Sanjie, Kao, Shu-Min, Kariba, Robert, Liu, Huan, Liu, Min, Liu, Xin, Muchugi, Alice, Muthemba, Samuel, Sahu, Sunil Kumar, Song, Bo, Van de Peer, Yves, Van Deynze, Allen, Xu, Xun, Yang, Huanming, Yssel, Anna, Zerega, Nyree J. C.   +18 more
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Bioactive Properties and Fatty Acid Profile of Seed Oil from Amomyrtus luma

Compounds
Amomyrtus luma (A. luma), a native Chilean tree species, produces fruits containing 1–3 non-edible seeds, which are typically discarded as waste during processing. This study evaluated the fatty acid composition and bioactive properties of A.
Claudia Giovagnoli-Vicuña, Rafael Viteri, Javiera Aparicio, Issis Quispe-Fuentes, Ady Giordano   +4 more
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Physical Characteristics and Productive Performance of Pequiá Fruit Under the Influence of Natural Vegetation

Floresta e Ambiente, 2023
This study aimed to investigate the physical characteristics of pequiá fruits in the Cerrado areas of Nova Xavantina-MT, and to determine the influence of native vegetation on fruit biometry and productivity.
Bruna Maria Roldão Lopes, Rayleen Whaiti Lopes da Silva, Clarissa Fernandes, Oriales Rocha Pereira, Joaquim Manoel da Silva   +4 more
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