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Studies on Bee and Pollination is Changing Environment: A Review

R Padmavathi Padmavathi, P Sethuraj

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Indian Journal of Agriculture Business 9(1):p 21-29, 2023-06-25. | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijab.2454.7964.9123.3
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R Padmavathi, P Sethuraj/Studies on Bee and Pollination is Changing Environment: A Review/Indian Journal of Agriculture Business 2023;9(1):21–29

Received : February 14, 2023         Accepted : March 25, 2023          Published : June 25, 2023

Abstract

This a review of the early literature demonstrating the adequacy of pollination by local bee populations before intensive and extensive agricultural practices. Although not always the best pollinators, honey bees were used in crops when populations of other bees crashed. Publications on managing and conserving pollen bees are included because interest in sustainable agriculture and biodiversity of bees and host plants is increasing.


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