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Water available for irrigation is declining in many rice-growing regions around the world. Global populations continue to rise, increasing crop produc...
Read moreBats pollinate many plants of high socio-economic value, including the majority of columnar cacti (Cactaceae) in Mexico, which have been used by human...
Read moreApple is one of the most widely cultivated fruit crops world-wide, and apple yield benefits from pollination by insects. The global decline in wild po...
Read moreCultivars and populations of Lolium, Dactylis and Festuca species were grown under contrasting soil moisture regimes in the glasshouse. Dry matter pro...
Read moreGlobal habitat fragmentation and loss of undisturbed grasslands has led to the use of non-local seed and cultivars in restoration. There is concern th...
Read morePollination services are critical in entomophilous crops. Relationships between pollinator visits and fruit set and mass are complex and optimal strat...
Read moreMany species prioritized for bioenergy crop development possess traits associated with invasiveness, necessitating a priori efforts by ecologists to i...
Read moreCrop pollinator dependence (PD) values are key when assessing a pollinator's contribution to agriculture, guiding management plans and policies for su...
Read morePlant virus diseases severely constrain agricultural production world-wide, especially in less developed countries. The use of resistant cultivars may...
Read moreIn modern crop production, each plant is often nearly genetically identical to its neighbours, allowing insect pests and pathogens to move easily from...
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