The management of natural resources based on socio-economic and ecology development
has led to a focus on the bioeconomy in the policy discourse of non-timber forest products …

Fruit quality is essential for nutrition and human health and needs urgent attention in current
agricultural practices. Organic farming is not as productive as conventional agriculture, but it …

Annual plants allocate soil nutrients to floral display and pollinator rewards to ensure
pollination success in a single season. Nitrogen and phosphorus are critical soil nutrients …

BACKGROUND Predatory syrphids are an important functional group due to their potential
for providing multiple ecosystem services. Adults feed on nectar and pollen, and can be …

Background Global warming is expected to impact the chemical communication between
flowering plants and their pollinators. Surprisingly, it is unknown whether and how …

Despite the importance of insect pollination to produce marketable fruits, insect pollination
management is limited by insufficient knowledge about key crop pollinator species. This lack …

The pesticide application method is one of the important factors affecting its effectiveness
and residues, and the risk of pesticides to non-target organisms. To elucidate the effect of …

1. Global pollinator declines have led to concern that crop yields might fall as a result of a
pollination deficit. Companion planting is a traditional practice thought to increase yield of …

Very little is known about pollination and its effects on the yield and physicochemical
properties of flowering plants in tropical countries. Wind and insect pollinators are among …

The cultivated strawberry Fragaria× ananassa Duch. is widely planted in greenhouses
around the world. Its production heavily depends on pollination services. Bee pollination can …