Saturday, 29 April 2017

The decline of bees threatens plant evolution, stunting plant growth and muting scents

The decline of bees threatens plant evolution, stunting plant growth and muting scents

The feared demise of bumblebees could bring the evolution of the plants they pollinate grinding to a halt – leaving them vulnerable to new diseases and other threats – a new study suggests. Researchers in Switzerland tested what happened when field mustard plants were pollinated solely by bumblebees or hoverflies over nine generations. The results were dramatic: the bee-pollinated plants grew taller and produced twice as much scent.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/bees-bumblebees-decline-threatens-plants-evolution-study-suggests-a7629561.html?source=Snapzu

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