[PDF] Pollination Biology – D. Abrol (Springer, 2012) Table Of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xxix Introduction....Pages 1-23 Historical Perspective....Pages 25-35 Pollination – Basic Concepts....Pages 37-54 Applied Pollination: Present Scenario....Pages 55-83 Honeybee and Crop Pollination....Pages 85-110 Wild Bees and Crop Pollination....Pages 111-184 Value of Bee Pollination....Pages 185-222 Planned Honeybee Pollination for Crop Production....Pages 223-264 Non Bee Pollinators-Plant Interaction....Pages 265-310 Safety of Pollinators....Pages 311-352 Pollination in Cages....Pages 353-395 Pollination for Hybrid Seed Production....Pages 397-411 Biochemical Basis of Plant-Pollination Interaction....Pages 413-458 Pollination Energetics....Pages 459-478 Climate Change and Pollinators....Pages 479-508 Pollinators as Bioindicators of Ecosystem Functioning....Pages 509-544 Decline in Pollinators....Pages 545-601 The Problem of Diseases in Bees....Pages 603-633 Consequences of Introduced Honeybees Upon Native Bee Communities....Pages 635-667 Genetically Modified Plants and Bees....Pages 669-707 Management of Pollinators for Crop Plants and Wildlife....Pages 709-735 The Role of Pollination in Improving Food Security and Livelihoods....Pages 737-770 Capacity Building and Awareness for Pollinators....Pages 771-785 Back Matter....Pages 787-792