Intraspecific crop diversity for enhanced crop pollination success. A review

S Chabert, M Eeraerts, LW DeVetter, M Borghi… - Agronomy for …, 2024 - Springer
Interspecific crop diversity (eg, intercropping) has been documented to promote
sustainability in agroecological systems with benefits for pollination services and insect …

Toward evidence-based decision support systems to optimize pollination and yields in highbush blueberry

LW DeVetter, S Chabert, MO Milbrath… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) is a globally important fruit crop that depends on insect-
mediated pollination to produce quality fruit and commercially viable yields. Pollination …

Nesting material, phenology and landscape complexity influence nesting success and parasite infestation of a trap nesting bee

M Eeraerts, R Clymans, V Van Kerckvoorde… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solitary bees are receiving increasing attention as they are very effective crop pollinators.
However, widespread implementation of pollination management with solitary bees is …

Pollination deficits and their relation with insect pollinator visitation are cultivar-dependent in an entomophilous crop

M Eeraerts, S Chabert, LW DeVetter, P Batáry… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Insects contribute considerably to global crop pollination, with pollination deficits being
documented for multiple entomophilous or pollinator-dependent crops. Different cultivars of …

Native bees with floral sonication behaviour can achieve high‐performance pollination of highbush blueberry in Chile

B Cortés‐Rivas, C Smith‐Ramirez… - Agricultural and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Blueberry is one of the most relevant buzz‐pollinated crops worldwide and Chile is the most
important global producer of fresh blueberries during wintertime in the Northern …

Flower visitors, levels of cross-fertilisation, and pollen-parent effects on fruit quality in mango orchards

W Kämper, J Nichols, TD Tran, CJ Burwell, S Byrnes… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pollination is essential for the reproductive output of crops. Anthropogenic disturbance and
global pollinator decline limit pollination success, reducing the quantity or quality of pollen …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of pollination requirements, pollinators, landscape and management practices on pollination in sweet and sour cherry: a systematic review

J Osterman, Z Mateos-Fierro, C Siopa, H Castro… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Insect-mediated pollination is crucial for global production of multiple pollinator-dependent
crops, including high-value crops like sweet and sour cherry. In the face of increasing …

Crop diversification for pollinator conservation

TPM Fijen, M Eeraerts, J Osterman, N Beyer, A Hass… - Landscape …, 2025 - Springer
Objectives Here, we synthesize the mechanisms and current evidence base of how
increasing the spatial and temporal diversity of crops within and across agricultural fields …

Phenological Growth Stages of Abelmoschus manihot: Codification and Description According to the BBCH Scale

W Qian, Y Hu, X Lin, D Yu, S Jia, Y Ye, Y Mao, L Yi… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Abelmoschus manihot L.(A. manihot) has received more and more attention due to its
potential edible and medicinal value. It shows higher yield and related fine agronomic traits …

Assessing the attractiveness of native wildflower species to bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) in the southeastern United States

AP Abbate, JW Campbell, SM Grodsky… - Ecological Solutions …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat loss, agricultural intensification, pesticide use, disease and climate change have
contributed to the decline of numerous insect groups. Recent government initiatives have …