September 11, 2020 – Applied Agriculture

Can mechanically-applied pollen either supplement bees, or ensure an almond crop in the event of bee inefficacy or unavailability?

Posted on September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 by kimo1966

Written by Elizabeth J. Fichtner, Farm Advisor, UCCE Tulare County and Katherine Wilson, Staff Research Associate, UCCE Tulare County Each year during almond bloom, a fraction of growers try artificial pollination as either a supplement to bee pollination or an insurance policy against bee-inefficacy. Several factors may impact the availability and efficacy of bees as[…]

Artificial pollination in Olive Tree

Posted on September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 by kimo1966

By Tacconi Gianni and Michelotti Vania Olive trees (Olea europaea L.) bear both hermaphrodite and staminate flowers [29, 30] in the form of panicles [31]. Hermaphrodite flowers generally have two stamens and a bilocular ovary with a short style and stigma. Artificial pollination seems particularly suited also to olive tree because of a wind-pollinated crop,[…]