Sentences with phrase «on plant pollination»

The scientists said changes in insect numbers could have secondary effects on plant pollination and food supplies.

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Cross pollination only affects subsequent generations, not the current pods on the plants.

I'll keep the cover on until the plants flower, then pull it back for pollination.

Bees play an essential role in food security: Many crops, trees, and plants rely on bees for pollination.

Fewer bees mean that fewer plants can be pollinated, and around 70 per cent of all plants grown on the Yucatán Peninsula depend on pollination.

The result: «The pollination of chilli plants is considerably better on the plots of land that are farmed in the traditional way, even when slash - and - burn practices are used,» says biologist Robert Paxton.

On a practical level, scientists would like to be able to use lab - propagation techniques on crop plants such as maize that still require normal pollinatioOn a practical level, scientists would like to be able to use lab - propagation techniques on crop plants such as maize that still require normal pollinatioon crop plants such as maize that still require normal pollination.

«A large portion of the flowering plants, or angiosperms, depended on the insects for pollination, and insects were a major factor in creating the soil conditions on which the plants grew,» Wilson says.

«The loss of bumblebees potentially has a major impact on pollination of crops and other plants,» he added.

Declines in the pollination of wild plants may lead to increases in the population of plants that do not rely on pollinators, and pollinator declines would lead to decreases in crop yields, Fuentes noted.

Flowering plants often rely on animals - for example, bees or bats - for pollination.

Biodiversity and food security both depend on pollination of native plants and crops.

These findings help to understand under which conditions rare plant species relying on animal pollination can persist, and when they are in danger of extinction.

(Grades K - 4) Building and Using a Hydroponic / Aquaculture System in the Classroom (Grades 9 - 12) Plants and Animals: Partners in Pollination (Grades 4 - 9) Hands - On Plant Activities (K - 4)

Here is science lesson planning aimed at a Year 5 level that focuses on Plants - Pollination and Seed Dispersal.

Everything I have on pollination and plant reproduction.

«Some 35 percent» of the foods we eat [and two - thirds to three - quarters of the crop foods] are derived from flowering plants and trees that depend on pollination by insects.

Observational data, evidence from field experiments, and quantitative modeling are the evidence base of the negative effects of extreme weather events on crop yield: early spring heat waves followed by normal frost events have been shown to decimate Midwest fruit crops; heat waves during flowering, pollination, and grain filling have been shown to significantly reduce corn and wheat yields; more variable and intense spring rainfall has delayed spring planting in some years and can be expected to increase erosion and runoff; and floods have led to crop losses.4, 5,6,7

Currently she is working on projects to increase pollinator friendly habitat in Maryland, to study urban pollution using honey bees as environmental samplers, and to investigate the biophysical properties of plants during the pollination event.

They rely on natural resources (water, soil, plants) as well as on the services they provide (pollination, erosion control, and others).

Climate change and habitat loss are battering butterflies, which are so important to plant pollination, to the health of other species who feed on them, and to us - who adore watching them.

However, Tucker says he also sees a growing interest from older home owners, some of whom are having trouble finding wild bees for fruit trees and other plants that rely on pollination.