With hundreds of thousands of flowers, macadamia can be limited by not getting enough pollen
This study is the first to demonstrate pollen limitation in a mass-flowering tree.
Tag: pollen limitation
Interactive effects of drought and pollen intensity on seed production
Seed production of flowering plants is influenced by water availability and pollen deposition, but is there an interaction between these factors?
Flies can be pollen thieves but plants deal with them
Some plants tackle thieves and pollinators eating pollen by producing enough both to feed visitors and fertilise available ovules.
How will plants cope with fewer pollinators?
A recent paper highlights a critical research gap, and reveals the potential for finding new data in old places.
Botanists find out who’s the daddy
Reproductive assurance weakens pollinator-mediated selection on flower size
The consequences of delayed selfing by reproductive assurance for selection on flower size in mixed-mating species is relevant to understand the evolution of plant breeding systems.
