Pollination Biology: Biodiversity Conservation and Agricultural Production
792Pollination Biology: Biodiversity Conservation and Agricultural Production
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ISBN-13: | 9789400719415 |
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Publisher: | Springer Netherlands |
Publication date: | 10/04/2011 |
Edition description: | 2012 |
Pages: | 792 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.07(d) |
About the Author
Besides receiving letters of appreciation from different organizations, he is recipient of Young Scientist Award - 1992 conferred by the Jammu and Kashmir State Council for Science and Technology -a prestigious State Award for his outstanding contributions in the field of Agricultural Sciences. Besides, he is also recipient of Pran Vohra Award- 1993 - a prestigious Young Scientist Award conferred by Indian Science Congress Association Calcutta for his outstanding andinnovative research in the field of agricultural sciences. He was also conferred Prof. T. N. Ananthakrishnan Award 1997-1998- a prestigious National Award for his outstanding contributions in the field of Entomology by T N Ananthakrisnan Foundation, G .S Gill Research Institute Chennai.Dr. Abrol also won Dr. Rajinder Prasad Puruskar 1999-2000 - a prestigious National Award from Indian Council of Agricultural Research New Delhi for his Hindi book on beekeeping entitled “Madhmakhi Palan- Sidhant Evam Vidhian’’. Dr. Abrol is presently working in Division of Entomology Sher-e -Kashmir university of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu as Professor and Head and engaged in teaching and research in Entomology which he has been doing over last 25 years.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.- 2. Historical perspective.- 3. Pollination-basic concepts.- 4. Applied pollination- present scenario.- 5. Honeybees and crop pollination.- 6. Wild bees and crop pollination.- 7. Value of bee pollination.- 8. Planned honeybee pollination for crop production.- 9. Non bee pollinators- plant interaction.- 10. Safety of pollinators.- 11. Pollination in cages.- 12. Pollination for hybrid seed production.- 13. Biochemical basis of plant- pollination interaction.- 14. Pollination energetic.- 15. Climate change and pollinators.- 16. Pollinators as bioindicators of ecosystem functioning.- 17. Decline in Pollinators.- 18. The Problem of Diseases in Bees.- 19. Consequences of introduced honeybees upon native bee communities.- 20. Genetically modified plants and bees.- 21. Conservation of pollinators for crop plants and wildlife.- 22. The role of pollination in improving food security and livelihoods.- 23. Capacity building and awareness for pollinators.