📋 Tender Overview
Improving Flower Attractiveness For Pollinators: Study Of Developmental, Morphological And Chemical Cues In Relation To Bee Foraging
Towards More Mutually Beneficial Relationships Between Flowers And Beesaround Three Quarters Of The World’S Flowering Plants And 35 % Of The World’S Food Crops Depend On Animal Pollinators To Produce. The Majority Of These Are Pollinated By Bees, Whose Populations Are Rapidly Declining, Threatening The Health Of Our Ecosystems And Our Food Supply. The European Research Council-Funded Nectargland Project Aims To Investigate Flower Features Relevant To Bee Foraging And The Molecular Basis Of These, To Better Understand How Domesticated Plants Attract And Reward Bees. Insight Will Enhance Understanding Of The Co-Evolution Of Plants And Pollinators, Improve Crop Yields, Including Neglected Crops With Great Potential For Enhancing Food Security And Generating Income In Poor Countries, And Foster Healthier Bee Populations.
Funded Under
European Research Council (Erc)
Total Cost
€ 2 500 000,00
Eu Contribution
€ 2 500 000,00
Coordinated By
Institut National De Recherche Pour L~Agriculture, L~Alimentation Et L~Environnement
France
