Metabolic and transcriptomic analyses of nectaries reveal differences in the mechanism of nectar production between monocots (Ananas comosus) and dicots (Nicotiana tabacum) [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground Nectar is offered by numerous flowering plants to attract pollinators. To date, the production and secretion of nectar have been analyzed mainly in eudicots, particularly rosids such as Arabidopsis.
Thomas Göttlinger +4 more
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Temporal Dynamics of Nectar and Pollen Production in Protandrous Flowers of Nigella damascena [PDF]
PlantsThis study examined nectar and pollen production as well as pollinator visitation in Nigella damascena (Ranunculaceae), an annual ornamental and seed crop, over two flowering seasons.
Zuzanna Łabęcka +2 more
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Nectary Structure and Nectar Secretion Characteristics Among Various Cultivars of Paeonia lactiflora [PDF]
PlantsBackground: Paeonia lactiflora Pall. produces substantial quantities of nectar during the bud stage. In the production of cut flowers, this nectar attracts contaminants that compromise the quality of the flowers.
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Nectar Robbery by Native and Invasive Bumblebees Reduces Floral Rewards but Not Seed Production in Desfontainia fulgens [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionNectar robbery is common in hummingbird‐pollinated plants and is often assumed to reduce plant reproductive success by depleting floral rewards and disrupting pollination.
Carlos E. Valdivia, José I. Orellana
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Dracula’s mistress: removal of blood-red floral nectar results in secretion of more nectar [PDF]
Plant Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Background and aims – Flowers of Jaltomata quipuscoae (Solanaceae) secrete blood-red nectar that serves as an energy reward and possible attractant to pollinators.
Thomas Mione, Isaac Diaz
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Influence of microclimatic conditions on nectar exudation in Glechoma hirsuta W. K [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2005 The nectar production of Glechoma hirsuta W. K. grown under different microclimatic habitat conditions was evaluated by determining the total daily nectar quantity per flower, diurnal dynamics of nectar secretion, the nectar secretion rate, and sugar ...
Mačukanović-Jocić Marina +1 more
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Plant Diversity, 2023 Floral trait variation may help pollinators and nectar robbers identify their target plants and, thus, lead to differential selection pressure for defense capability against floral antagonists.
Shuang Tie +5 more
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Nectar sugar production across floral phases in the Gynodioecious Protandrous Plant Geranium sylvaticum [corrected]. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Many zoophilous plants attract their pollinators by offering nectar as a reward. In gynodioecious plants (i.e. populations are composed of female and hermaphrodite individuals) nectar production has been repeatedly reported to be larger in hermaphrodite ...
Sandra Varga +2 more
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Advances in Agriculture, 2022 The study was conducted to quantify the nectar secretion dynamics, and honey production capacity of Hygrophila auriculata and Salvia leucantha. One day before nectar collection, a group of flowers was enclosed with mesh bags to measure accumulated nectar
Tura Bareke, Admassu Addi
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Nectar production in species of the Genus galanthus L. (Amaryllidaceae) from Serbia [PDF]
Glasnik Šumarskog Fakulteta: Univerzitet u Beogradu, 2014 As a contribution to the study of the melliferous flora of Serbia, nectar production in two species of the genus Galanthus L. (G. nivalis L., and G. elwesii Hook.) was investigated.
Jovanović Filip +2 more
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