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Pollination Efficiency of Managed Bee Species (Apis mellifera and Bombus pauloensis) in Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) Productivity

open access: yesJournal of Horticultural Research, 2020
Understanding how bees use the resources provided by crops of massive flowering is essential to develop meaningful agricultural management of plans to maximize the potential of pollination service. We assessed the effect of the pollination carried out by
Cavigliasso Pablo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Energetics of Pollination

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

Smart Bioinspired Material‐Based Actuators: Current Challenges and Prospects

open access: yesAdvanced 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   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bumblebee cost-effectiveness for sunflower pollination in isolation cages

open access: yesEkonomika Poljoprivrede (1979), 2010
The lack of pollinators during sunflower seed production in isolation cages can lower the seed yield up to 90%. That is why we analyzed the cost-effectiveness of bumblebee usage as pollinators.
Sreten Terzić   +5 more
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Animal pollination shapes fruits market features, seeds functional traits and modulates their chemistry

open access: yesScientific 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   +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)

open access: yesInsects, 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Autonomous Navigation of Bio‐Intelligent Cyborg Insect Based on Insect Visual Perception

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
The bio‐intelligent cyborg insect (BCI) introduces a noninvasive ultraviolet‐based control method, leveraging natural sensory behaviors for adaptive navigation. By integrating biological and artificial intelligence, BCI minimizes habituation and enhances locomotion in complex environments.
Chowdhury Mohammad Masum Refat   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesRevista 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   +4 more
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