A climbing vine called Smilax insularis controls its pollinator’s behavior using a single rare scent released at different ...

Researchers at the University of New England have identified two fly species as promising pollinators for berry crops, ...

Garden centers and other retail stores have fruit trees for sale now, and in some instances, the price is too good to pass up ...

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Agronomists and farmers are finding some pollination issues in specific genetics that were impacted by environmental stress during early, rapid growth. Pollination is always a critical point in corn ...

It’s been a rocky start to the 2024 growing season for many corn growers, with some parts of the Corn Belt enduring persistent rainfall, wind and hail. Those weather factors, along with rising ...

Pollination, the transfer of pollen grains from the male to the female organs, is an essential part of reproduction for the majority of plants. For many of these plants, this transfer is carried out ...

Biotic pollination improves the yield of 75% of crop types globally, and therefore has great nutritional importance for humans 1. However, the future of animal pollination is severely threatened.

If you want to keep enjoying apples, melons and blueberries, bees need to be healthy and cared for. Many plants rely almost entirely on bees as natural pollinators to produce some of nature’s most ...