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The major nectar protein of Brassica rapa is a non-specific lipid transfer protein, BrLTP2.1, with strong antifungal activity

Journal of Experimental Botany, 2018
Nectar is one of the key rewards mediating plant–mutualist interactions. In addition to sugars, nectars often contain many other compounds with important biological functions, including proteins.
Anthony J Schmitt, A. Sathoff, Catherine Holl, B. Bauer, D. Samac, C. Carter   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Flowering out of sync: Climate change alters the reproductive phenology of Terminalia paniculata in the Western Ghats of India

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Understanding how climate change impacts the plant life cycle is critical for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services. Our findings suggest that Terminalia paniculata Roth, a common tropical deciduous tree species in the Western Ghats, is now flowering and fruiting at more scattered times than it used to in the past.
Ananthapadmanaban Karthikeyan, Venkatraman Karthik, Sivagnanam Chandrasekaran   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

I've been robbed! - Can changes in floral traits discourage bee pollination?

PLoS ONE, 2019
Some floral visitors collect nectar by piercing flower external whorls, acting as nectar robbers. They leave robbery vestiges, which can cause changes in floral characteristics, including physical and chemical signals that may influence flower ...
Camila Vaz de Souza, Maíra Vidor Salvador, Priscila Tunes, Luiz Claudio Di Stasi, Elza Guimarães   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of genotype, floral stage, and water stress on floral nectar yield and composition of mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium)

Annals of Botany, 2018
Background and Aims Floral nectar can be variable in composition, influencing pollinator behaviour and the composition of honey derived from it. The non-peroxide antibacterial activity of mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium, Myrtaceae) honey results from the ...
M. Clearwater, M. Revell, Stevie Noe, M. Manley-Harris   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Synthesizing current knowledge on the ecology, phenology, and cultivation of Vaccinium membranaceum

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
More than 100 edible native berries grow across Canada's vast territory and are used by over 600 Indigenous Peoples of Canada as a main component of their diet. This research provides critical insights into the ecology, phenology, and cultivation of black huckleberry (Vaccinium membranaceum), a species of significant ecological and cultural importance ...
Mehdi Sharifi, David Ensing, Masoumeh Bejaei, Rishi Burlakoti, Samir Debnath, Thomas Forge, Jordan Fraser, Kirsten Hannam, Janick Lorion, Jesse MacDonald, Chandra Moffat, Tyler Nelson, Hao Xu   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anatomical study of nectar gland development and changes in sugar content in Trifolium ambiguum Bieb.

Xibei zhiwu xuebao
[Objective] Trifolium ambiguum Bieb. is an excellent nectar source plant, and understanding the morphological characteristics, tissue structure, and development are critical for proper utilization of T . ambiguum resources. [Methods] Nectar glands of T
TI Zhonghui, WANG Mingjiu, ZHANG Huimin, CHANG Yadi, WU Qian   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding Pollination in Urban Food Production: The Importance of Data Validation and Participant Feedback for Citizen Science Project Design

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Urban agriculture depends on insect pollination, but knowledge gaps persist due to difficulties accessing diverse growing spaces. We developed a citizen science approach for monitoring insect visits to crops and compared grower‐collected data to that of a trained researcher while also gathering participant feedback.
Elizabeth Nicholls, Leah Salm, Maria Clara Castellanos, Parthiba Basu, Soumik Chaterjee, Adrian Ely, Helena Howe, Dave Goulson   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Producción de néctar y flores como rasgos compensatorios al robo de néctar en Bouvardia ternifolia (Rubiaceae): experimentos de campo

Botan‪ical Sciences, 2013
El néctar de flores polinizadas por colibríes es usualmente robado por animales no polinizadores, por ello se esperaría que plantas sometidas al robo de néctar presenten distintas estrategias que permitan mitigar los costos asociados.
Luis Salinas-Esquivel, María del Coro Arizmendi, César A. Domínguez, Citlalli Castillo-Guevara, Carlos Lara   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Great Diversity of Insect Floral Associates May Partially Explain Ecological Success of Poison Ivy (\u3ci\u3eToxicodendron Radicans\u3c/i\u3e Subsp. \u3ci\u3eNegundo\u3c/i\u3e [Greene] Gillis, Anacardiaceae) [PDF]

, 2018
Little is known about insect floral associates of poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans, Anacardiaceae), despite the species’ ubiquity and importance in nature and society.
Senchina, David S, Summerville, Keith S
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Prospective of indigenous African wild food plants in alleviation of the severe iron deficiency anaemia in Sub‐Saharan Africa

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Iron deficiency anaemia remains a major public health challenge in Sub‐Saharan Africa, where population growth, displacement and limited resources heighten nutritional insecurity. We compiled a list of indigenous African underutilized wild food plants and examined their potential for addressing micronutrient deficiencies.
Eltayb Abdellatef, Yohannes Gedamu Gebre, Petra Bauer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source