Heat stress coinciding with reproductive stage leads to a significant loss in reproductive
organs viability, resulting in lower seed‐set and crop productivity. Successful fertilization and …

Insects contribute considerably to global crop pollination, with pollination deficits being
documented for multiple entomophilous or pollinator-dependent crops. Different cultivars of …

Nectar is a key resource for numerous insects. Despite its importance, nectar productivity
has mainly been assessed using one sampling method, in which the volume of nectar …

The sunflower crop provides an important honey flow for beekeepers. In France, beekeepers
observed a decrease in honey yield from this crop these past years compared to the 1980s …

Climate change is a universal challenge that threatens the very existence of life on planet
Earth. One of the most sensitive areas to climate change is agriculture. Climate change …

Gradual pollen presentation is a plant reproductive mechanism to improve pollination
efficiency and accuracy and promote outcrossing. Vaccinium corymbosum 'Bluecrop'has a …

The present research studies the pollen biology of snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis L.), from the
point of view of pollen's germinating potential and length growth of pollen tubes at two …

The animal pollination is one of the most ecologically important mutualist interaction
between animals and plants. Most of angiosperm plants require animal pollination to …

Le fenouil est une plante aromatique à floraison massive cultivée en Provence (France),
caractérisé par la culture de lavandin, pour son huile essentielle (HE) contenant de …

Animal pollination enhances the sexual reproductive success of most wild and cultivated
plants (Ollerton et al., 2011). While the importance of insects for crop yields is currently well …