Those weather factors, along with rising temperatures and humidity levels, all play a part in the success of corn pollination, notes Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field agronomist. Despite the ...

Based at Okauia, near Matamata, Matt and his wife Maxine run Golden Flow Apiaries which has about 1600 hives now chiefly ...

IN many crosses plant-breeders are confronted with one or more of the following problems : (1) the pollen grains may fail to germinate on a foreign stigma ; (2) if they germinate, the pollen tubes ...

This is a busy time of the year for the commercial beekeepers. The majority of the commercial beekeepers are involved in the ...

But for farmers producing plants for hemp fiber and those cultivating flowering plants for medicinal purposes, cross-pollination between neighboring fields has become a significant challenge.

Why insects are so crucial to life on Earth In the US, bees of all sorts are said to account for 75% of the pollination of the fruits, nuts and vegetables grown in the country. It is a similar ...

Ants and camel crickets serve dual roles in both pollinating and dispersing seeds of Balanophora subcupularis, as discovered ...

A Waikato beekeeper has come full circle in what is an increasingly unpredictable business. Matt Crawford said limited ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service has released the results of its 2024 Cost of Pollination survey. The survey, conducted in all 50 states, was sent to ...