Buzz pollination, a type of interaction in which bees use vibrations to extract pollen from
certain kinds of flowers, captures a close relationship between thousands of bee and plant …

Generalist honey bees grant significant pollination services worldwide. Although honey
bees can provide compensatory pollination services, their service to buzz-pollinated crops …

Premise Floral shape (relative arrangement and position of floral organs) is critical in
mediating fit with pollinators and maximizing conspecific pollen transfer particularly in …

The family Solanaceae lists about 1,400 species worldwide, of which 143 are considered
weeds (Sheppard et al. 2006). The genus Solanum is the most numerous of the family …

Nutrient addition can affect plant fitness by altering resource allocation to reproduction or
modifying floral traits. Alterations in floral attributes, particularly in species that exhibit …

Pollinator behavior is vital to plant-pollinator interactions, affecting the acquisition of floral
rewards, patterns of pollen transfer, and plant reproductive success. During buzz pollination …

Although eggplant is self-fertile and self-compatible crop, it needs assistance of insects for
buzz pollination. In the present study, floral biology of “Shyamili” variety was examined and …

A fundamental question in pollination ecology is how pollinators affect the evolution of
different floral forms. Yet functional effects of shifts in floral form for plant and pollinator are …

Asteraceae, one of the largest flowering plant families, are adapted to a vast range of
ecological niches. Their adaptability is partially based on their strong ability to reproduce …

Supplementary pollination helps to improve yield and quality for tomato planting in
greenhouse. Current tomato supplementary pollination methods with vibrator or blower can …