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Floral Biology and pollination requirements of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)

Acta Scientiarum: Animal Sciences, 2014
This study aimed to investigate the floral biology and pollination requirements of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.), cultivar CNPA G2. The study was carried out at Barbalha, State of Ceará, and consisted of two phases: floral biology and pollination ...
Patrícia Barreto de Andrade, Breno Magalhães Freitas, Epifânica Emanuela de Macêdo Rocha, José Antônio de Lima, Leonardo Lopes Rufino   +4 more
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Role of insects in the pollination of Acacia nigrescens (Fabaceae)

, 2006
We examined pollination biology of Acacia nigrescens Oliver, flowering at the end of the dry season in Kruger National Park, South Africa. A. nigrescens produces small quantities of concentrated nectar, and has abundant pollen resources available to ...
S.W. Nicolson, Fleming, P.A., Nicolson, S.W., Nicolson, Sue W., P.A. Fleming, S.D. Hofmeyr, Hofmeyr, S.D., Fleming, Patricia A.   +7 more
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A Super‐Adhesive Air Filter With Capillarity‐Mediated Spontaneous Particle Absorption via Dynamic Bond Exchange

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
We address the inherently weak particle adhesion of conventional air filters by coating a dynamically crosslinked adhesive layer that delivers capillarity‐driven strong adhesion and particle absorption mediated by dynamic bond exchange. The resulting enhancement in particle adhesion enables efficient ultrafast (up to 20 m s−1) and omnidirectional ...
Junyong Park, Hyeri Jeon, Hyunwoong Park, Ji Min Lee, Yeomyung Yoon, Gyeong Hwan Choi, Sazzadul A. Rahat, Dong Wook Lee, Sohdam Jeong, Jonathan T. Pham, Chae Bin Kim, Sanghyuk Wooh   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Autonomous Drone-Based Pollination System Using AI Classifier to Replace Bees for Greenhouse Tomato Cultivation

IEEE Access, 2023
In greenhouse tomato cultivation, three primary methods of flower pollination exist: insect pollination, physical pollination by vibrating flowers, and artificial pollination using hormone-based chemicals. Insect pollination, the natural method, involves
Takefumi Hiraguri, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Tomotaka Kimura, Takahiro Matsuda, Kazuki Maruta, Yoshihiro Takemura, Takeshi Ohya, Takuma Takanashi   +7 more
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Big bees do a better job : intraspecific size variation influences pollination effectiveness

, 2014
Funding: School of Biology, University of St AndrewsBumblebees (Bombus spp.) are efficient pollinators of many flowering plants, yet the pollen deposition performance of individual bees has not been investigated.
Finlayson, Kathryn, P. G. Willmer, K. Finlayson, Pat Willmer, Willmer, Patricia Gillian, Kathryn Finlayson   +5 more
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Constructing more informative plant-pollinator networks : visitation and pollen deposition networks in a heathland plant community [PDF]

, 2015
Interaction networks are widely used as tools to understand plant–pollinator communities, and to examine potential threats to plant diversity and food security if the ecosystem service provided by pollinating animals declines.
Baldock, Katherine C. R., Willmer, P. G., Ballantyne, Gavin, Baldock, Katherine C R, Willmer, Patricia Gillian, Willmer, P G, Ballantyne, G, Ballantyne, G., Baldock, Katherine, Ballantyne, Gavin Andrew, Baldock, Katherine C.R., Willmer, Pat G.   +11 more
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A Mechanistic Study of Bio‐Based Nanotemplated Carbon Nanofibers Derived From Water Processable Lignin Blends for Sustainable Energy Storage Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
As‐spun carbon materials produced from Lignosulfonate, gelatin, and alginate, selected for water solubility, and ability to produce templated sustainable carbon nanostructures. Gelatin and alginate are sacrificial during thermal processing, allowing the production of engineered high surface area nanostructures, which are further characterized for ...
Judith Miralda‐Jalle, Jamal El Haskouri, Shayon Bhattacharya, Anne Beaucamp, Tadhg Kennedy, Mario Culebras, Maurice N. Collins   +6 more
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Pistil Receptivity of Saidy Date Palms Grown under New Valley Conditions when Pollinated with Pollen Suspension [PDF]

Journal of Plant Production, 2016
This trial was conducted during 2015 and 2016 seasons to found the best time of pollination of Saidy date palms grown under NewValley conditions. Pollination was done by spraying pollen grains suspension (5 g pollens/L water).
S. El-Sharabasy, H. Saied, E. Ahmed
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Experimental evidence that wildflower strips increase pollinator visits to crops [PDF]

, 2015
This study was financially supported by the Natural Environment Research Council and the Economic and Social Research Council. Date of Acceptance: 06/01/2015Wild bees provide a free and potentially diverse ecosystem service to farmers growing pollination-
Dave Goulson, J Minderman (16218974), Minderman, J., Jeroen Minderman, Feltham, Hannah, Feltham, H., K Park (10264580), Park, Kirsty, Kirsty Park, Hannah Feltham, H Feltham (16218971), Goulson, D., Minderman, Jeroen, Goulson, Dave, Park, K., Dave Goulson (4460962)   +15 more
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Flexible Pressure Sensor With Co‐Optimized Sensitivity and Linearity Based on Gradient Toroidal Microstructures

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A flexible piezoresistive pressure sensor with gradient toroidal CNT/PDMS microstructures is reported. The hierarchical geometry enables sequential electrode contact, achieving a sensitivity of 256.20 kPa−1 and linear response (R2 = 0.99) over 0–1000 kPa.
Rongmei Wang, Ruolin Liu, Ming Lei, Yifan Liu, Fengming Hu, Bing Ji, Chao Peng, Jianyi Luo, Bingpu Zhou   +8 more
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