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Unseen colours in flowers can help ensure pollination, survival: Study
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): Different substances in the petals of flowers create a "bulls-eye" for pollinating insects, according to a Clemson University scientist.
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Pune professor creates butterfly garden on terrace to study pollination be
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], March 5 (ANI): A professor from Pune created a butterfly garden at the terrace of his residence for observation and research of the pollination behaviour of different species of butterflies.
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Rapid evolution in foxgloves pollinated by hummingbirds: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Brighton [UK], April 12 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study found that common foxgloves brought to the Americas have rapidly evolved to change flower length in the presence of a new pollinator group, hummingbirds.
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Shivamogga farmers urged to use eco-friendly ways to tackle pests, save ho
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], March 17 (ANI): Horticulture department of Shivamogga are requesting farmers to use eco-friendly methods to combat pest attacks and disease of crops and thereby save the honey bees, which contributes in a big way to pollination process.
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Study focuses on how flowers adapt to their pollinators
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 8 (ANI): While pollination is an important process to transfer pollen grains from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma. It also contributes to maintaining a variety of plants and their breeds. Pollinators contribute at an extensive level to the diversif
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Climate change disrupting plant-pollinator relationship: study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 29 (ANI): While plants rely on bees for pollination, bees need plants to supply nectar and pollen. Scientists have discovered that climate change is adversely affecting these mutualistic interactions.
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This gene helps hybrid breeding in wheat
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 12 (ANI): Attention farmers! Australian researchers have identified a naturally occurring wheat gene that, when turned off, eliminates self-pollination, but still allows cross-pollination - opening a way for breeding high-yielding hybrid wheat.
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Plant can produce seedless fruits sans pollination: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA), Nov. 11 (ANI): A recent research has found that production of seedless fruits is an under-estimated tool for improving food security.
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