Pollination services to crops of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) and green tomato (Physalis ixocarpa) in the coastal region of Jalisco, Mexico
O. Delgado-Carrillo, S. Marten-Rodriguez, D. Ramirez-Mejia, S. Novais, A. Quevedo, A. Ghilardi, R. Sayago, M. Lopezaraiza-Mikel, E. Perez-Trujillo, M. Quesada
The paper assesses pollination services for watermelon and green tomato in Jalisco, Mexico, finding that honeybees are critical for fruit production and that forest cover positively correlates with pollinator abundance.
bioRxiv · Mar 18, 2024Ecology