Measurements of plant–pollinator interactions and crop yields for 32 crops in 120 study systems show that 28–61% of crop systems globally are pollinator limited and that realistic increases in pollinator visitation could close yield gaps.
  • The_v@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Hmmm… I suspect the paper is not well researched.

    Pollinator limitation in apples??? Apples naturally only produce every other year. In order to get production every year you have to reduce the fruit load by 50%. Growers spend tons of money on chemical (hormones) or hand thinning of the fruit. Too much pollination in apples is the issue

    I’ll need access to the full paper to really analyze their methodology. If somebody could pirate it for me that would be great.