Intraspecific crop diversity for enhanced crop pollination success. A review

S Chabert, M Eeraerts, LW DeVetter, M Borghi… - Agronomy for …, 2024 - Springer
Interspecific crop diversity (eg, intercrop**) has been documented to promote
sustainability in agroecological systems with benefits for pollination services and insect …

Pollinator, pollen, and cultivar identity drive crop quality

T Tscharntke, C Ocampo-Ariza, W Kämper - Trends in Plant Science, 2024 - cell.com
Animal pollination enhances a third of global food production, yet the roles of pollinator,
pollen, and cultivar identity in sha** crop quality, such as nutritional, sensory, and …

Smart orchard design improves crop pollination

M Anders, I Grass, VMG Linden… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
More sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural practices, including ecological
intensification, are needed to reduce biodiversity loss and environmental degradation. We …

Pollination services in a macadamia cultivar depend on across‐orchard transport of cross pollen

W Kämper, SJ Trueman, SM Ogbourne… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Pollination services are critical in entomophilous crops. Relationships between pollinator
visits and fruit set and mass are complex and optimal strategies to improve pollination are …

Boron effects on fruit set, yield, quality and paternity of macadamia

AL De Silva, W Kämper, HM Wallace, SM Ogbourne… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many tree crops experience sub-optimal yields and low fruit quality due to inadequate
pollination, low fruit set, and poor crop nutrition. Boron (B) is a critical crop nutrient for fruit …

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 …

Boron effects on fruit set, yield, quality and paternity of Hass avocado

NS Hapuarachchi, W Kämper, HM Wallace… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Boron plays a critical role in pollination and fertilization and can affect fruit set and yield. We
applied 0 g, 15 g (manufacturer recommendation) or 30 g boron pre-flowering to Hass …

Flower visitors, levels of cross-fertilisation, and pollen-parent effects on fruit quality in mango orchards

W Kämper, J Nichols, TD Tran, CJ Burwell, S Byrnes… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pollination is essential for the reproductive output of crops. Anthropogenic disturbance and
global pollinator decline limit pollination success, reducing the quantity or quality of pollen …

High outcrossing levels among global macadamia cultivars: Implications for nut quality, orchard designs and pollinator management

SJ Trueman, MG Penter, KS Malagodi-Braga, J Nichols… - Horticulturae, 2024 - mdpi.com
Global fruit and nut yields are affected by shortfalls in pollinator populations, and pollen
limitation is most prevalent among tropical, bee-pollinated and self-incompatible plants …

Stingless bee (Tetragonula carbonaria) foragers prioritise resin and reduce pollen foraging after hive splitting

R Newis, J Nichols, MB Farrar, C Fuller, S Hosseini Bai… - Apidologie, 2023 - Springer
Stingless bees are increasingly in demand as pollinators in agricultural crops within the
tropics and subtropics. Hive splitting, where one strong managed hive is “split” into two …