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An apple a day is bringing the bees out to play

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Annemarie Gaskin

Scientists are exploring the use of mobile polliniser units to improve cross-pollination in netted apple orchards in a new trial being delivered through Hort Innovation in partnership with the University of Adelaide. Over the past 14 months, scientists have been working with apple growers in the Adelaide Hills as part of the project, which aims […]

Posted in Environment Institute, Media Release, News, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Science communication | Tagged bee, bee polination, honey bee, Hort Innovation, Katja Hogendoorn |

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Bees hold the key to Unlocking Increased Crop Yields

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Annemarie Gaskin

What’s all the buzz about? Researchers from the University of Adelaide are mapping the activity of honeybees and native pollinators in areas of revegetation and native vegetation around different crops in South Australia. They will create a short-list of the most useful pollinating species and identify the plants used by the pollinators as sources of […]

Posted in Conservation Science and Technology, Plant Conservation, Plant Conservation Biology | Tagged Almond Board of Australia, Andrew Lowe, Andy Lowe, Apple and Pear Growers of SA, bee polination, bees, crops, Department of Environment, Environment Institute, Greening Australia, Lucerne Australia, native plants, Native Vegetation Council, O’Connor NRM, Plant Conservation Biology, pollinate, pollination, Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA), Professor Andrew Lowe, Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, South Australian Apiarist Association, Trees For Life, University of Adelaide, Water and Natural Resources |

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An apple a day is bringing the bees out to play

Bees hold the key to Unlocking Increased Crop Yields

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