Knowledge of the pollination process in pear to improve fruit set, yield and fruit quality KU Leuven
The goal of this research is to improve the fruit set, yield stability and the fruit quality by hetter knowledge and by optimizing the pollination process. This optimization will be accomplished by acting on two domains.
Firstly, this will be done by diversifying the pollinator community: providing nesting and nectar sources, the introduction of bumblebees and honeybees and increasing the attractiveness of the nectar through yeast. Also ...