Multiyear study of pollinator efficiency and importance of a wide array of pollinators in a field-cultivated strawberry plot
Ikuo Kandori,
Ryouji Shimaoka,
Taro Tsukamoto
et al.
Abstract:Using wild pollinators to pollinate crops without introducing human-managed pollinators is cost-effective and friendly to native ecosystems. To maintain stable, good-quality yields in crops that mainly use wild pollinators, it is essential to determine which flower visitors are important pollinators and their degree of importance. In this study, we observed flower-visiting insects for 5 years in outdoor cultivated strawberries surrounded by a semi-natural environment in central Japan. We estimated the pollinat… Show more
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