Important crops and insect pollination
Species and English names were retrieved from Klein et al. (2007) [1].
The pollination through animals and especially through insects is important for the reproduction of many crops and wild plant species [2] [3] [4]
Table: List of globally important crops that are essentially, highly, moderately, slightly or not depending on insect pollination. Note: The latter category may affect foraging insects anyway by providing pollen that is often of low quality.
References
- ↑ Klein, A.M. et al. 2007. Importance of pollinators in changing landscapefor world crops. Proc. R. Soc. 274(1608): 303–313.
- ↑ Corbet, S. A. 1991 Bees and the pollination of crops and wild flowers in the European community. Bee World 72, 47–59.
- ↑ Williams, I. H. 1994 The dependences of crop production within the European Union on pollination by honey bees. Agric. Zool. Rev. 6, 229–257.
- ↑ Westerkamp, C. & Gottsberger, G. 2000 Diversity pays in crop pollination. Crop Sci. 40, 1209–1222.
