Pollination: A Sustainable Tool for Temperate Fruit Ecosystems

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Pollinators in Orchard Ecosystems/Specific diversity of insect Pollinators on Apple, Almond and Pear. 3. Insect pollinators in almond orchard ecosystems. 4. Insect pollinators in pear orchard ecosystems. 5. Identification of native pollinator’s habitats and habitat management. 6. Survey on pesticide use and impact on pollinators and pollination services of apple and other fruits. 7. Foraging behaviour of pollinators/insect visitors on apple boom. 8. Developing information and tools for suggesting healthy nectar corridors and migratory pathways for maintaining healthy populations of migratory pollinators. 9. Pollinizers in Orchard ecosystems. 10. Pollination – Guarantee for successful apple fruit production. 11. Honey bees and pollination. 12. Pollination – guarantee for successful almond fruit production. 13. Prospects of beekeeping promotion ensuring enhanced income of farmers in Jammu & Kashmir. Bibliography. Index.

An extensive guide into the scientific realm of Pollination Management Research in Temperate Fruits of Kashmir Valley (India). This book intends to serve as a reader friendly manual to the fruit growers and other stake holders for enhancing fruit production and productivity by the use of efficient management strategies for identifying suitable pollinators and pollinizers and their commercial use to pollinator-dependent horticulture crop production systems in Kashmir Himalaya.