[HTML][HTML] Global trends in the number and diversity of managed pollinator species
Cultivation of pollinator-dependent crops has expanded globally, increasing our reliance on
insect pollination. This essential ecosystem service is provided by a wide range of managed …
insect pollination. This essential ecosystem service is provided by a wide range of managed …
Pollinator nutrition and its role in merging the dual objectives of pollinator health and optimal crop production
Bee and non-bee insect pollinators play an integral role in the quantity and quality of
production for many food crops, yet there is growing evidence that nutritional challenges to …
production for many food crops, yet there is growing evidence that nutritional challenges to …
Toward evidence-based decision support systems to optimize pollination and yields in highbush blueberry
Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) is a globally important fruit crop that depends on insect-
mediated pollination to produce quality fruit and commercially viable yields. Pollination …
mediated pollination to produce quality fruit and commercially viable yields. Pollination …
Wild bee nutritional ecology: Integrative strategies to assess foraging preferences and nutritional requirements
Bees depend on flowering plants for their nutrition, and reduced availability of floral
resources is a major driver of declines in both managed and wild bee populations …
resources is a major driver of declines in both managed and wild bee populations …
[HTML][HTML] Pollination services in the North China Plain measured using buckwheat sentinel plants; is there a deficit?
Y Chen, C Zhang, W van der Werf - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The transition of food systems for healthy diets and sustainable food systems calls for
greater production of fruit and nuts, ie pollinated crops. The North China Plain (NCP) is a …
greater production of fruit and nuts, ie pollinated crops. The North China Plain (NCP) is a …
[HTML][HTML] The impact of pollination requirements, pollinators, landscape and management practices on pollination in sweet and sour cherry: A systematic review
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 …
crops, including high-value crops like sweet and sour cherry. In the face of increasing …
The potential of wildflower strips to enhance pollination services in sweet cherry orchards grown under polytunnels
Sweet cherry production benefits from insect pollination, but the extent to which wildflower
strips can boost pollinator visitation under polytunnels is unknown. Wildflowers were …
strips can boost pollinator visitation under polytunnels is unknown. Wildflowers were …
Wild bees are less abundant but show better pollination behaviour for sweet cherry than managed pollinators
Pollinating insects provide pollination services to many crop species, including sweet cherry
(Prunus avium L.), and this can be delivered by both managed and wild pollinators …
(Prunus avium L.), and this can be delivered by both managed and wild pollinators …
[HTML][HTML] Hoverfly pollination enhances yield and fruit quality in mango under protected cultivation
Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is one of the main tropical fruit crops worldwide. Although
mostly grown in open fields, protected cultivation of mango has recently increased …
mostly grown in open fields, protected cultivation of mango has recently increased …
Wildflower strips in polytunnel cherry orchard alleyways support pest regulation services but do not counteract edge effects on pollination services
Sweet cherry (Prunus avium) production relies on modern growing practices like polytunnel
coverings to improve yields but this may interrupt arthropod-mediated ecosystem services …
coverings to improve yields but this may interrupt arthropod-mediated ecosystem services …