Circadian clock tells sunflowers when it’s time to bloom
Sunflowers’ circadian clocks control how individual florets open in concentric rings to maximize visits from pollinators.
Sunflowers’ circadian clocks control how individual florets open in concentric rings to maximize visits from pollinators.
Sunflowers’ circadian clocks control how individual florets open in concentric rings to maximize visits from pollinators.
Botanical gardens and other urban green spaces can hold surprising diversity, according to a new study that shows they’re key for butterflies.
Botanical gardens and other urban green spaces can hold surprising diversity, according to a new study that shows they’re key for butterflies.
Biodiversity is critical to ecosystems, according to a new study that shows how different bee species pollinate the same plants over time.
Biodiversity is critical to ecosystems, according to a new study that shows how different bee species pollinate the same plants over time.
Pollination of watermelon flowers at fruit farms by wild bees decreased by more than half between 2005 and 2012, report researchers.
“…plants in fields that were adjacent to pollinator habitat produced seeds that were 6.5% heavier than the seeds from plants in distant fields.”