Assessing the impact of pesticides on pollinators
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This chapter provides an overview of the history of pollination biology, it begins by discussing the basics of pollination and goes on to discuss pollinators and their diversity. Sections also cover the ecology and evolution of floral traits, domestication and its impact on plant-pollinator relationships and how pollinators can impact agriculture. A section on modern agriculture and pollinators is also provided.
Keywords
pollination; plant reproduction; flowers; pollen; biotic pollen vectors; pollination relationships; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVH Animal husbandry::TVHH Apiculture (beekeeping); thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVF Sustainable agriculture; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVB Agricultural science; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVK Agronomy and crop production; thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVP Pest control / plant diseasesISBN
9781801464772Publisher
Burleigh Dodds Science PublishingPublication date and place
Cambridge, 2023Grantor
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Burleigh Dodds Science PublishingSeries
Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science,Classification
Apiculture (beekeeping)
Sustainable agriculture
Agricultural science
Agronomy and crop production
Pest control / plant diseases
Pages
42
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