Fruit set is moderately dependent on insect pollinators in strawberry and is limited by the availability of pollen under natural open conditions

CM Menzel - The Journal of Horticultural Science and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Modern strawberry (Fragaria× ananass a Duch.) cultivars are hermaphrodite and have fertile
flowers, with the anthers releasing viable pollen. Cultivars are self-compatible and do not …

Floral biology, floral volatile organic compounds and floral visitors of Chromolaena odorata, an invasive alien species in West Bengal, India

U Layek, A Das, U Das - Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity, 2022 - smujo.id
Layek U, Das A, Das U. 2022. Floral biology, floral volatile organic compounds and floral
visitors of Chromolaena odorata, an invasive alien species in West Bengal, India …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial and Temporal Variations in Richness, Diversity and Abundance of Floral Visitors of Curry Plants (Bergera koenigii L.): Insights on Plant-Pollinator …

U Layek, AD Das, U Das, P Karmakar - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Flower-visitor communities and plant-pollinator interactions are species-
and region-specific and may vary spatially and temporally. We studied flower visitor …

The botanical origin of cerumen and propolis of Indian stingless bees (Tetragonula iridipennis Smith): pollen spectrum does not accurately indicate latex and resin …

U Layek, N Das, S Kumar De, P Karmakar - Apidologie, 2023 - Springer
Stingless bees collect plant latex and resin to produce cerumen and propolis. Cerumen is
primarily used for nest construction, such as brood cells, storage pots, and involucrum …

[HTML][HTML] Intercropping with Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.): An Assessment of Its Influence on the Assemblage of Pollinators and Yield of Neighbouring Non …

U Layek, A Kundu, N Das, R Mondal, P Karmakar - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Intercropping is practiced in modern intensive agriculture considering many benefits,
including additive crop yield. However, it may have competitive or facilitative interactions …

[HTML][HTML] The positive impact of honeybee activity on fennel crop production and sustainability

MA Ali, A Al-Farga, MA Seddik - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study investigates the ecological interaction between honeybees (Apis mellifera) and
fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) plants, examining the mutual benefits of this relationship. Field …

[HTML][HTML] Morphological characteristics and biological cycle of the hoverfly Eristalinus arvorum (Fabricius, 1787) (Diptera, Syrphidae)

L Cao, Q Zeng, Q Ren, A Zeng, Y Zhang - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The hoverfly Eristalinus arvorum (Fabricius, 1787)(Diptera: Syrphidae), which belongs to the
tribe Eristalini, is well known as a pollinating agent for crops and flowering plants in …

Current status of meliponiculture and its cultural importance in the Western Ghats, India

Charanakumar, CP Bhatta… - Journal of Apicultural …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Literature records indicate that ethnic people from different areas of the Western Ghats
practice meliponiculture. However, ethnobiological knowledge and beekeeping practices …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of meliponicultural use of Tetragonula laeviceps on other bee pollinators and pollination efficacy of lemon

MA Nurdiansyah, MY Abduh, A Aos, A Hidayat… - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
The augmentation of pollination success in lemon (Citrus limon Eureka) flowers remains
contingent on the involvement of bee pollinators. With wild bee pollinator populations …

Wild pollinator communities benefit from mixed cultivation of oilseed rape and milk vetch

X Shi, JC Axmacher, A Luo, C Ma… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, insect pollinators that are linked to increased yields in many crops have
experienced severe population declines. Crop diversification is often proposed as an …