Being close to a natural habitat such as a forest doesn't necessarily make farmland more attractive to pollinators, a new study shows. It is commonly thought that when farmland is close to a natural ...

A pollinizer tree at the end of a row of Honeycrisp in a Kent City, Michigan, orchard. Researchers are studying which pollinizers work best to pollinate Honeycrisp, and how many need to be planted per ...

MELVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nikon Instruments Inc. today unveiled the winners of its 15th annual Nikon Small World in Motion Video Competition, an integral component of the Nikon ...

Grapes (Vitis vinifera L.) are among the most important fruit crops globally and hold profound socioeconomic significance. As a globally recognized core origin center of grape germplasm resources (Li ...

Pollination is a simple act that causes a ripple effect. It’s defined as the transfer of pollen from one plant to another. Plants reproduce when the pollen grains from a male flower are brought to the ...

For millennia, developing resilient crops relied on pollination by nature or humans—making the process long and often costly. Now, scientists from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology ...

Chinese scientists have unveiled the world’s first AI-powered breeding robot named GEAIR (genome Editing combined with AI-based Robotics). It can cruise autonomously and carry out cross-pollination, ...

This ear of corn illustrates the problem that resulted from heavy fog or rainfall — moisture that came at the wrong time and interrupted the pollination process. Notice the ear tip contains whitish ...