Background and Aims Floral nectar can be variable in composition, influencing pollinator behaviour and the composition of honey derived from it. The non-peroxide antibacterial activity of mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium, Myrtaceae) honey results from the chemical conversion of the triose sugar dihydroxyacetone (DHA), after DHA accumulates for an unknown reason in the nectar. This study examined ...

The yield of animal-pollinated crops is threatened by bee declines, but its precise sensitivity is poorly known. We therefore determined the yield dependence of Hokkaido pumpkin in Germany on insect pollination by quantifying: (i) the relationship between pollen receipt and fruit set and (ii) the cumulative pollen deposition of each pollinator group. We found that approximately 2500 pollen grai...

Pollinators provide an important service in many crops. Managed honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) are used to supplement pollination services provided by wild bees with the assumption that they will enhance pollination, fruit set and crop yield beyond the levels provided by the wild bees. Recent declines in managed honey bee populations have stimulated interest in finding alternative managed polli...

yield stability in rosa damascena mill was analyzed as a part of the national project carried out by research institute of forests and rangelands of iran. thirty- five accessions of damask rose (rosa damascena mill.) from various regions were evaluated for performance and stability of flower yield in region of different echological conditions for two years of 2007 and 2008 using a randomized co...

in order to investigate the effects of soil texture and density on corm and flower yield of saffron (crocus sativus l.) an experiment was conducted as a factorial layout based on complete randomized block design with three replications at the faculty of agriculture, ferdowsi university of mashhad during two growing seasons of 2009-2010 and 2010-2011. treatment included 6 soil textures (clay loa...

in order to investigation some soil characteristics and filed age effects on flower and corm yield of saffron, an experiment was conducted as factorial based on complete randomized design with five replications in two regions of neyshabur during growing season 2009-2010. treatments were included different filed ages (2, 4 and 6 years) and two geographical regions (eshagh abad and soltan abad). ...

Water scarcity and salinity are important limitations for saffron (Crocus sativus L.) production in arid and semi-arid regions. The purpose of this research was to study the interaction effects of water salinity and deficit irrigation on the macroscopic water extraction model for saffron. The effect of salinity and water stress on root-water uptake coefficient was determined by additive and mul...

for comparison the growth characteristics and quantitative and qualitative yield of two summer savory species (such as satureja khuzestanica and s. rechingeri) in response to rainfed and irrigated conditions, an experiment was carried out on the basis of split-plot design in completely randomized block design with three replicates in north of khuzestan during growing season of 2012-2013. irriga...

introduction sustainability of agricultural systems may improve due to intercropping as a result of diversity increasing. marigold (calendula officinalis) is a major medicinal plant from asteraceae family, though weeds suppress it because of lower competitiveness against weeds. mungbean (vigna radiata) is a pulse crop from fabaceae family and is one of the major nutritive sources especially in ...