Search for dissertations about: "hand pollination"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words hand pollination.
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1. The impact of forest on pest damage, pollinators and pollination services in an Ethiopian agricultural landscape
Abstract : The distribution of wild biodiversity in agroecosystems affect crop performance and yield in various ways. In this thesis I have studied the impact of wild biodiversity, in terms of trees and forest structures, on crop pests, pollinators and the pollination services provided in a heterogeneous landscape in southwestern Ethiopia. READ MORE
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2. Life History Strategies in Linnaea borealis
Abstract : About 70% of the plant species in the temperate zone are characterised by clonal growth, clonal species are also in majority in the Arctic and Subarctic where they affect the structure and composition of the vegetation. It is therefore of great importance to increase our knowledge about clonal plants and their growth and life histories. READ MORE
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3. Selection on floral traits in Primula farinosa
Abstract : Flowers and inflorescences have evolved in relation to animals for at least 100 million years. Plants attract pollinators with large, conspicuous, bright-coloured or scented flowers. These display attributes, however, also attract herbivores. READ MORE
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4. Evolutionary Ecology of Floral Traits in Fragrant Orchids
Abstract : Why are flowers so diverse? Much of floral evolution is thought to be driven by pollinator-mediated selection. However, the connection between macroevolutionary patterns of floral diversity and microevolutionary processes remains poorly understood. In this thesis, I have used the fragrant orchids Gymnadenia conopsea s.s. READ MORE
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5. Plant resistance ecology - the role of resistance in plant-insect mutualisms
Abstract : Global food security is largely dependent on the use of synthetic pesticides for pest control. This extensive reliance on pesticides, however, has promoted widespread loss of insect diversity; thereby jeopardizing the provision of insect ecosystem services like pollination and biological control. READ MORE