Wild Floral Visitors Are More Important Than Honeybees as Pollinators of Avocado Crops

Wild insects provide pollination services in agroecosystems. Avocado is an economically important crop grown in the Chilean Mediterranean climate region and exported worldwide. Avocado pollination is managed using honeybee hives, while the role of wild insects as pollinators remains poorly known. We...

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Main Authors: Juan L. Celis-Diez, Camila B. García, Juan J. Armesto, Sebastián Abades, Michael P. D. Garratt, Francisco E. Fontúrbel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/7/1722