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Global Trends in the Status of Bird and Mammal Pollinators [PDF]

, 2015
Biodiversity is declining, with direct and indirect effects on ecosystem func-tions and services that are poorly quantified. Here, we develop the first globalassessment of trends in pollinators, focusing on pollinating birds and mam-mals.
Barnosky, Benning, Biesmeijer, BirdLife International, Borgella, Butchart, Butchart, Butchart, Böhm, Courter, Cronk, De Grammont, Eilers, Fleming, Gallai, Garibaldi, Gerlach, Hadley, Hoffmann, Hoffmann, Howell, Hoyo, IUCN, Kasso, Klein, Kremen, Kunz, Lebuhn, Lewis, McKinney, Mickleburgh, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, Muchhala, Nicolson, Olesen, Ollerton, Potts, Stuart, Sumner, Tittensor, Velthuis   +40 more
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Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang, Wanglin Ma, Mengling Diao   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Animal pollination shapes fruits market features, seeds functional traits and modulates their chemistry

Scientific Reports
In this study, we experimentally addressed the impact of different pollination treatments on the morphological, reproductive and chemical traits of fruits and seeds of two crop species, the wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca L.) and cowpea (Vigna ...
Emiliano Pioltelli, Lorenzo Guzzetti, Paolo Biella, Davide Sala, Andrea Copetta, Paolo Mussano, Andrea Galimberti, Massimo Labra   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Foraging Behavior and Pollination Efficiency of Apis mellifera L. on the Oil Tree Peony ‘Feng Dan’ (Paeonia ostii T. Hong et J.X. Zhang)

Insects, 2019
To solve the issue of insufficient pollinating of insects for the oil tree peony ‘Feng Dan’ (Paeonia ostii T. Hong et J.X. Zhang) and improve its seed set and yield, we conducted observations from 2017 to 2018 to investigate the relationship ...
Chunling He, Kaiyue Zhang, Xiaogai Hou, Dongbo Han, Shuaibing Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using Sensory Analysis and Stated Preference Valuation to Assess the Willingness to Pay for Fresh Tomato Attributes

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study combines sensory analysis and stated preference valuation techniques to assess the monetary value of organoleptic attributes of new tomato varieties. The tomatoes evaluated included two new varieties adapted to South Texas growing conditions, a commercial check, and tomatoes imported from Mexico.
Samuel D. Zapata, Xavier A. Villavicencio, Thiago G. Marconi, Carlos A. Avila   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Energetics of Pollination

Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 1975
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) No abstract provided.
openaire   +2 more sources

Notes on the Pollination of Plums [PDF]

Science, 1893
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openaire   +4 more sources

Smart Bioinspired Material‐Based Actuators: Current Challenges and Prospects

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This work gathers, in a review style, an extensive and comprehensive literature overview on the development of autonomous actuators based on synthetic materials, bringing together valuable knowledge from several studies. Furthermore, the article identifies the fundamental principles of actuation mechanisms and defines key parameters to address the size
Alejandro Palacios, Léon Chiriatti, Simon Poppinga, Thomas Speck, Vincent Le Houérou   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

REQUERIMENTOS DE POLINIZAÇÃO DO MELOEIRO (Cucumis melo l.) NO MUNICÍPIO DE ACARAÚ - CE - BRASIL

Revista Caatinga, 2009
This work was carried in commercial areas cultivate with muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.), variety AF- 646, in the municipal district of Acaraú, state of Ceará, Brazil.
Raimundo Maciel Sousa, Odaci de Sousa Aguiar, Breno Magalhães Freitas, Antonio Abreu da Silveira Neto, Tadeu Fladner Costa Pereira   +4 more
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Task- and Risk-Mapping Study of Hybrid Vegetable Seed Production in India [PDF]

, 2007
Gives an overview of vegetable seed production in India, followed by recommendations for monitoring high-risk tasks, training, and capacity building to improve labor ...
Labowitz, Sarah, Venkateswarlu, Davuluri
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