Optimizing sunflower yield: Understanding pollinator contribution to inform agri-environmental strategies
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Autor(es)Lucie Mota; João Loureiro; José A. González; Violeta Hevia; Jorge J. Ortega-Marcos; Carlos Rad; Evan A.N. Marks; Sílvia Castro
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Instituição do Autor correspondenteCentre for Functional Ecology, Associate Laboratory TERRA, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Revista e nºPublication: Field Crops Research, Publisher: Elsevier
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Ano2024
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2024.109651
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Abstract
The agricultural intensification due to global increased food demand has harmed pollinator communities worldwide. However, some of the economically most important oilseed crops, such as the sunflower, depend on pollinators to produce seeds. While self-fertile varieties have undergone genetic selection to guarantee productivity, the pollinator-dependence levels and the economic contribution of pollinators have not been fully estimated.