Benefits of Insect Pollination in Brassicaceae: A Meta-Analysis of Self-Compatible and Self-Incompatible Crop Species

This paper reviewed the effects of insect pollination on yield parameters plants from family Brassicaceae presenting different breeding systems. Meta-analysis indicates that in both self-compatible and self-incompatible crop species, meta-analysis seed (Y), silique set (SQS), number siliquae/plant (NSQ), seeds/silique (NSSQ) increase when are insect-pollinated compared to there is no pollination. The weight seeds (WS), however, increased species but not ones as a result Overall, percentage studies showing positive effect was higher than species. It shown ability reproduce does fully compensate for loss benefits absence Cultivated attract wide variety pollinators, with honeybees (Apis spp.) such A. mellifera L., cerana F., dorsata florea F. (Hymenoptera: Apidae); other Apidae, bumblebees (Bombus mining bees Andrenidae); sweat Halictidae); hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) constituting most common ones. imply pollinator conservation programs play key role maximizing cruciferous crops.