 Science for Environment Policy (2014) issue 364 Bee pollination improves the shape, weight and shelf-life of strawberries, contributing a staggering ˆ1.05 billion to the European strawberry market per year, new research suggests. By blocking bees from a set of plants, the researchers demonstrated the substantial effects of bee pollination on the quality of the fruit.Source: Klatt, B. K., Holzschuh, A., Westphal, C. et al. (2014). Bee pollination improves crop quality, shelf life and commercial value. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 281: 20132440. DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.2440
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