This is called pollination. When the pollen lands on the stigma it travels down the style towards the ovary. Once the pollen reaches the ovary it hopes to find an ovule to attach to. This is ...

Many plants, including crops and the beautiful flowers we like to surround ourselves with, rely on pollination for survival. Pollination is not just the work of honeybees. Meet some of the buzzing, ...

Insect-pollination of flowering plants is responsible for the majority of the world’s flowering diversity and is an essential part of plant reproduction. Flowers have bright colours, smells and ...

“These losses are severe, broad, and may impact food security through inadequate pollination services. Survey results are ...

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is a vital cash-crop for four to six million small-holder farmers across the tropics, and supports ...

Human impacts go beyond fragmentation of habitat to other modifications. We are interested in how anthropogenic impacts from farming to logging to cattle grazing affect bee communities and pollination ...

Advancements in agriculture are now entering uncharted territory, propelled by significant breakthroughs in robotics. At the pinnacle of this pursuit, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ...

Ah, innovation! It is that flair in the entrepreneurs' eyes, the burning desire in their belly, the wind that supports their ...

When pests clip silks shorter than that, pollination won’t happen. “When pollen drops, you need the silks to receive it,” says Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist and owner of Crop ...

PIP's in-field precision pollination insights will empower apple growers to optimize hive placement, timing, and density for maximum pollination coverage and outcomes FRESNO, Calif., Feb.