Synthesis of highbush blueberry pollination research reveals region‐specific differences in the contributions of honeybees and wild bees

M Eeraerts, LW DeVetter, P Batáry… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Highbush blueberry production has expanded worldwide in recent decades. To safeguard
future yields, it is essential to understand if insect pollination is limiting current blueberry …

Exploring farmers' perceptions on improved avocado on-farm integration and factors influencing tree-crop interactions in Central Ethiopia

H Seid, J Kessy, AS Dahlin, Z Asfaw - Forests, Trees and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to investigate smallholder farmers' perceptions of the integration of
avocado cultivars into farmlands and the influencing factors in Upper Gana and Jewe …

[HTML][HTML] On-farm experiences shape farmer knowledge, perceptions of pollinators, and management practices

J Osterman, P Landaverde-González… - Global Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mitigating pollinator declines in agriculturally dominated landscapes to safeguard pollination
services requires the involvement of farmers and their willingness to adopt pollinator-friendly …

Selective retention of cross-fertilised fruitlets during premature fruit drop of Hass avocado

NS Hapuarachchi, W Kämper, S Hosseini Bai… - Horticulturae, 2024 - mdpi.com
The productivity of many tree crops is limited by low yield, partly due to high rates of fruitlet
abscission during early fruit development. Early studies suggested that cross-pollinated …

Pollinator efficiency of avocado (Persea americana) flower insect visitors

RN Sagwe, MK Peters, T Dubois… - Ecological Solutions …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pollination services from insects are important for higher yield and better fruit quality in
avocado (Persea americana Mill.). Measuring pollinator effectiveness is significant for …

Native flower strips increase visitation by non-bee insects to avocado flowers and promote yield

AE Muñoz, M Plantegenest, P Amouroux… - Basic and Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pollination is an essential ecosystem service for pollinator-dependent crops and plant
communities. Apis mellifera L. is by far the most commonly used species to obtain this …

Blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) ability to pollinate Hass avocado trees within paired tree enclosures

DF Cook, MS Tufail, SC Voss, RA Deyl… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Avocado pollination remains a major focus for producers as fruit‐set is typically very low
(less than 1%). Most avocado producers in Australia utilize honey bees (Apis mellifera) to …

Wild floral visitors are more important than honeybees as pollinators of avocado crops

JL Celis-Diez, CB García, JJ Armesto, S Abades… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wild insects provide pollination services in agroecosystems. Avocado is an economically
important crop grown in the Chilean Mediterranean climate region and exported worldwide …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of pollination requirements, pollinators, landscape and management practices on pollination in sweet and sour cherry: A systematic review

J Osterman, Z Mateos-Fierro, C Siopa, H Castro… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Insect-mediated pollination is crucial for global production of multiple pollinator-dependent
crops, including high-value crops like sweet and sour cherry. In the face of increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Outcrossing rate and fruit yield of Hass avocado trees decline at increasing distance from a polliniser cultivar

SJ Trueman, J Nichols, MB Farrar, HM Wallace… - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Optimal fruit production from many tree crops relies on the transfer of cross-pollen between
trees of different cultivars rather than the transfer of self-pollen between trees of the same …