Assessing the biodiversity and the impact of pollinators on carob production
Androulla I. Varnava,
George A. Manganaris,
Menelaos C. Stavrinides
Abstract:As the current climate crisis intensifies, drought resistant crops are becoming more important due to their ability to withstand the increasingly hotter and drier summers. Such crops are valuable for pollinators as they provide food resources for wild and managed species. The carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.) represents an example of a heat- and drought- resistant crop, able to grow in dry areas with practically no inputs. The current study assessed over two growing seasons the diversity of wild bees and other… Show more
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