Agricultural crops such as fruits rely on honeybees for much of their pollination work, but in recent years, honeybee populations have declined globally due to the use of pesticides, other insect ...

The role honey bees play in agriculture is essential, especially for crops that aren’t self-pollinating. This is the case with almonds, for example, where a drop in the local bee population directly ...

While conventional pollination methods have long relied on nature’s own workforce—bees, butterflies, and other vital insects—rapid changes in agricultural practices and the environment have ...

• The relative frequencies of functional traits of plant species show notable spatial variation, which is often related to environmental factors. Pollination type (insect-, wind- or self-pollination) ...

A recent study investigates the role of sonic vibrations in improving pollination efficiency and fruit size in tomatoes. By simulating bee-like vibrations using non-contact sonication technology, the ...

In towering glasshouses at a tomato farm in South Australia, everything from the temperature to the ultraviolet radiation levels is tightly controlled. But despite the farm's scientific approach, ...

Tomatoes are cherished for their vibrant colours and juicy flavours and are a practical addition to every vegetable garden. Many gardeners know the frustration of tomato plants laden with flowers but ...

Abstract: Pollination is a fundamental ecological process in ecosystems that provides more efficient reproduction for most flowering plants, and the lack of pollination would lead to a significant ...

Agriculture Training Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh. Department of Crop Botany, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agri- cultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh. Department of Horticulture, ...