Artificial Pollination Technologies: A Review

Agronomy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(5), P. 1351 - 1351

Published: May 11, 2023

Pollination is critical for the production of many crops, and both insect- wind-based pollination systems are increasingly disrupted by bloom asynchrony, weather events, high demand available insect pollinators. Artificial can provide a security yield even in poor scenarios, have been attracting increasing attention over past decade. Here, we review pollen collection application technologies that employed to date. Major categories mechanical technology include: hand-pollination, handheld backpack devices, vehicle-mounted unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), robotic autonomous The majority artificial above used supplement natural pollination, but some these were found perform adequately themselves, including kiwifruit, olive, date palm, walnut, tomato, hybrid maize seed. These often treat as system input, creating chicken-and-egg problem which not economical without collect wide uptake system. To combat this, there has success developing harvesters crop plants (particularly almond maize), future work needed be commercial reality number cropping experiencing deficits.

Language: Английский

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Advancements in artificial pollination of crops: from manual to autonomous

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 231, P. 110067 - 110067

Published: Feb. 5, 2025

Language: Английский

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Uptrend in global managed honey bee colonies and production based on a six-decade viewpoint, 1961–2017

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: Dec. 9, 2022

We conducted a retrospective study to examine the long-term trends for global honey bee population and its two main products: beeswax. Our analysis was based on data collected by Food Agriculture Organization of United Nations from 1961 2017. During this period, there were increases in number managed colonies (85.0%), production (181.0%) beeswax (116.0%). The amount produced per colony increased 45.0%, signifying improvements efficiency producing honey. Concurrently, human grew 144.0%. Whilst absolute globally, capita declined 19.9% 13.6 1000 10.9 Beeswax had similar trend as reduced 8.5% 8.2 7.5 kg population. In contrast, 42.9% at level. growth outpaced that colonies. Continuation raises possibility having shortfall pollinators meet increasing consumer demand pollinated crops. To mitigate these challenges locally driven solutions will be key influencing factors differed geographically.

Language: Английский

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Thiacloprid impairs honeybee worker learning and memory with inducing neuronal apoptosis and downregulating memory-related genes

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 885, P. 163820 - 163820

Published: May 2, 2023

Language: Английский

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Survey Results of Honey Bee Colony Losses in Winter in China (2009–2021)

Insects, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14(6), P. 554 - 554

Published: June 14, 2023

There is growing concern that massive loss of honey bees can cause serious negative effects on biodiversity and ecosystems. Surveys colony losses have been performed worldwide to monitor the dynamic changes health status bee colonies. Here, we present results surveys regarding winter from 21 provinces in China 2009 2021, with a total 1,744,324 colonies managed by 13,704 beekeepers. The were low (9.84%; 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 9.60-10.08%) but varied among years, provinces, scales apiaries. As little known about overwintering mortality Apis cerana, this study, surveyed compared rates between mellifera A. cerana China. We found suffered significantly lower than Larger apiaries resulted higher mellifera, whereas opposite was observed cerana. Furthermore, used generalized linear mixed-effects models (GLMMs) evaluate potential risk factors operation size, species, migration, migration×species interaction, queen problems related rates. New queens increase their survival. Migratory beekeepers large operations reported

Language: Английский

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Phenotypic evolution of agricultural crops

Functional Ecology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 37(4), P. 976 - 988

Published: Jan. 25, 2023

Abstract Food crops are a vital source of nutrition for humans and domestic animals, with an estimated 4 billion metric tons food produced per year. Crops do not only provide yields, but their traits also play significant role in regulating the ecosystem processes croplands, affecting local biotas, water balance, nutrient carbon cycling. Domestication has led to changes crop traits, making it important understand recent evolution how they differ from wild plants. In this paper I review evidence on ecological herbaceous have evolved during after domestication. Loss seed dispersal mechanisms, increased plant organ sizes, high rates consumption by herbivores fast decomposition residues decomposer microbes soil, all independently domestication different crops. point out types which we identified common responses domestication, be because species disparate, or lack strong evidence. Those include resource acquisition leaves roots, whole‐plant growth rates. Then, discuss research gaps field, including advance knowledge those that show apparently idiosyncratic Finally, emphasize importance understanding interactions other organisms environment breed deliver yield services required croplands. To end, introduce ideotype sustainable agriculture, might inspire breeding multipurpose crops, same way than ideotypes Green Revolution inspired elite varieties foster yields under conventional agriculture. Read free Plain Language Summary article Journal blog.

Language: Английский

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Potential of Beekeeping to Support the Livelihood, Economy, Society, and Environment of Indonesia

Forests, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14(2), P. 321 - 321

Published: Feb. 6, 2023

The management of natural resources based on socio-economic and ecology development has led to a focus the bioeconomy in policy discourse non-timber forest products (NTFPs). Honey is an important NTFP with high value, its production involves millions Indonesians. This article reviews current status honey-producing bee management, cultivation harvesting system, marketing values, industry’s environmental function Indonesia. research utilized meta-narrative review method collect data information from Google Scholar, Scopus, Science Direct, ResearchGate, Sinta, Garuda. study showed that four species, namely Apis mellifera, cerana, dorsata, stingless bee, are most common species honey have specific characteristics habitat, capacity, derivative products, intervention meet product standards, sustainable livelihoods. value chain bees’ major such as honey, propolis, pollen, royal jelly, wax, other distribution all involved communities, including beekeepers, gatherers/hunters, intermediate traders, processing industry. also found significant association between sustainability statutes affects functional economic function. finding parallels global trends put forward forest-based approach resource management. must be strengthened managing relationships among supporting actors for production.

Language: Английский

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Chronic larval exposure to thiacloprid impairs honeybee antennal selectivity, learning and memory performances

Frontiers in Physiology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14

Published: April 20, 2023

The use of agricultural neonicotinoid insecticides has sub-lethal chronic effects on bees that are more prevalent than acute toxicity. Among these insecticides, thiacloprid, a commonly used compound with low toxicity, attracted significant attention due to its potential impact the olfactory and learning abilities honeybees. effect larval exposure thiacloprid antennal activity adult honeybees ( Apis mellifera L.) is not yet fully understood. To address this knowledge gap, laboratory-based experiments were conducted in which honeybee larvae administered (0.5 mg/L 1.0 mg/L). Using electroantennography (EAG), impacts selectivity common floral volatiles evaluated. Additionally, odor-related memory also assessed. results study reveal, for first time, decreased antenna EAG responses scents, leading increased high-dose (1.0 mg/L) group compared control (0 vs . mg/L: p = 0.042). suggest negatively affected odor-associated paired acquisition, as well medium-term (1 h) 0.019) long-term (24 0.037) amplitudes dramatically reduced following R-linalool training 0.001; 0 0.5 0.027), while activities only differed significantly between unpaired groups. Our indicated concentrations may affect perception behaviors These findings have important implications safe agrochemicals environment.

Language: Английский

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Effects of floral resources on honey bee populations in Mexico: Using dietary metabarcoding to examine landscape quality in agroecosystems

Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(6)

Published: June 1, 2024

Abstract The decline of honey bee populations significantly impacts the human food supply due to poor pollination and yield decreases essential crop species. Given reduction pollinators, research into critical landscape components, such as floral resource availability land use change, might provide valuable information about nutritional status health colonies. To address this issue, we examine effects factors like agricultural area, urban climatic factors, including maximum temperature, minimum relative humidity, precipitation, on hive 326 colonies across varying landscapes in Mexico. DNA metabarcoding facilitated precise identification pollen from 267 plant species, encompassing 243 genera 80 families, revealing a primary herb‐based diet. Areas characterized by high diversity exhibited greater within colony. Conversely, situated regions with higher proportions demonstrated lower density. ambient temperature outside hives positively correlated diversity, aligning simultaneous decrease humidity influenced both density colony foraged pollen. Our national‐level study investigated dietary size different habitat types, latitudes, conditions, varied levels types disturbances. This effort was taken gain better insight mechanisms driving declines populations. illustrates need for more biodiverse landscapes, preservation diverse habitats, conservation natural semi‐natural spaces. These measures can help improve quality other well restore ecosystem processes, pest control.

Language: Английский

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The impact of pollinator decline on global protein production: Implications for livestock and plant-based products

Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 50, P. e02815 - e02815

Published: Jan. 21, 2024

The decline of insect pollinators is a growing concern for many reasons, one which the impact it may have on production protein. Insects play crucial role in pollination crops and wild plants, both global protein production. Pollinator-dependent leguminous such as soybean an important meeting requirements population, whilst number pollinator-dependent fodder plants clover alfalfa are widely fed to livestock. Thus, without pollinators, availability plant-based products, well derived from livestock, could be greatly affected. This represents largely overlooked aspect pollinator reliance further emphasises importance conserving biodiversity managing services more effectively arable livestock farming systems. Doing so will ensure sustainable ongoing plant animal-based contribute towards achieving food nutrition security populations around world.

Language: Английский

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