News Headline

Interplay of pollinators and pests influences plant evolution

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2019-04-12

Brassica rapa plants pollinated by bumblebees evolve more attractive flowers. But this evolution is compromised if caterpillars attack the plant at the same time. As bees pollinate them less effectively, the plants increasingly self-pollinate. In a greenhouse evolution experiment, scientists at the University of Zurich have shown just how much the effects of pollinators and pests influence each other.

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https://phys.org/news/2019-04-interplay-pollinators-pests-evolution.html