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The pollination of onion (Allium cepa L.) to produce hybrid seed.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Williams, I. H. & Free, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Blocks of onion plants were either caged with honeybee colonies or left uncaged. Although the uncaged plants produced fewer umbels, the weight of seed...

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The foraging behaviour of honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) on Brussels sprout (Brassica oleracea L.).

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Free, J. B. & Williams, I. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bees foraging for nectar on flowers of cultivars with deep corolla tubes and large floral parts found it difficult to reach the inner nectaries. They ...

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Quantities of pollen on the bodies of insects visiting apple blossom.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Kendall, D. A. & Solomon, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The amount of pollen of the appropriate species borne on the body of an insect is presumed to be an important factor in assessing its value as a polli...

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Disease management during bloom affects the floral microbiome but not pollination in a mass-flowering crop.

Published online: 22 Jun 2023

Authors: Schaeffer, R. N. & Crowder, D. W. & Illán, J. G. & Beck, J. J. & Fukami, T. & Williams, N. M. & Vannette, R. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Flowering crops are heavily managed during bloom to both promote pollination and prevent disease. Disease management practices can alter the floral mi...

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Towards a systems approach for understanding honeybee decline: a stocktaking and synthesis of existing models.

Published online: 31 Jul 2013

Authors: Becher, M. A. & Osborne, J. L. & Thorbek, P. & Kennedy, P. J. & Grimm, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The health of managed and wild honeybee colonies appears to have declined substantially in Europe and the United States over the last decade. Sustaina...

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Influence of agricultural intensification on pollinator pesticide exposure, food acquisition and diversity.

Published online: 10 Nov 2024

Authors: Shi XiaoYu & Ma ChangSheng & De Kraker Joop & Gong ShanXing & Hodgson, J. A. & Luo ShuDong & Steen, J. J. M. van der & Xiao HaiJun & Wang Fang & Tie XiaoWei & Chen Zheng & Zou Yi

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollinators are essential for maintaining sustainable crop production, while the decline of pollinators is a widespread concern. Agricultural intensif...

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Chronic exposure to the pesticide flupyradifurone can lead to premature onset of foraging in honeybees Apis mellifera.

Published online: 09 Sep 2020

Authors: Hesselbach, H. & Seeger, J. & Schilcher, F. & Ankenbrand, M. & Scheiner, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Honeybees Apis mellifera and other pollinating insects suffer from pesticides in agricultural landscapes. Flupyradifurone is the active ingredient of ...

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Landscape diversity moderates the effects of bee visitation frequency to flowers on crop production.

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Petersen, J. D. & Nault, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reductions in natural habitat are implicated in declining honeybee Apis mellifera L. and wild bee populations, thereby threatening crop production. Th...

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Local and landscape-level floral resources explain effects of wildflower strips on wild bees across four European countries.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Scheper, J. & Bommarco, R. & Holzschuh, A. & Potts, S. G. & Riedinger, V. & Roberts, S. P. M. & Rundlöf, M. & Smith, H. G. & Steffan-Dewenter, I. & Wickens, J. B. & Wickens, V. J. & Kleijn, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Growing evidence for declines in wild bees calls for the development and implementation of effective mitigation measures. Enhancing floral resources i...

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Sexual reproduction in Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth). II. Seed production in natural populations.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Barrett, S. C. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sexual reproduction and natural seed production in Eichhornia crassipes was examined in a total of 19 populations from 2 tropical regions (Lower Amazo...

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