43% higher seed yield in sunflower
In the Brazilian experiment, insect-visited plants produced 43% more seed yield than plants under restricted visitation.
MetricSeed yield
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Assisted pollination for sunflower
Pollinator management focused on seed formation.
Insect pollination is associated with sunflower yield at field scale, with responses that vary among hybrids and environments.
Highlighted resultUp to 40% higher yield
A four-year field study found field-scale yield increases of up to 40% associated with insect pollination.
Basic and Applied Ecology, 2019 · DOI 10.1016/j.baae.2018.09.005In the field
Flowering concentrates a critical operating window.
The program considers crop stage, colony availability and quality, weather, surrounding landscape and compatibility with crop management.
AgroBee approach
- Assess crop, area and flowering window.
- Select and allocate colonies according to the plan.
- Coordinate with farm management and property rules.
- Follow field execution during the pollination window.
- Measure according to the metric and scope defined for the program.
ResultUp to 40% higher yield
A four-year field study found field-scale yield increases of up to 40% associated with insect pollination.
Scientific publication
Experimental quantification of insect pollination on sunflower yield, reconciling plant and field scale estimates
Basic and Applied Ecology, 2019.
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What else the science shows.
Additional results help explain how pollination appears across different metrics, environments and production systems.
26% higher seed mass on average
Across 15 modern confection sunflower hybrids, open pollination increased seed mass by 26% on average; response magnitude varied among hybrids.
MetricSeed mass and hybrid response
Open source →From evidence to operations
A plan specific to the crop in front of us.
Studies help define what to observe; AgroBee starts with the actual area: flowering calendar, logistics, management and measurement design.
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Diagnosis
Understand the context before deployment.
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Deployment
Execute the flowering window with coordination.
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Measurement
Read results using the agreed metric.
Field planning · sunflower
AgroBee in the field
The design follows the hybrid, visitation and seed formation.
A sunflower operation starts with the planted hybrid, flowering window, field access and the way seed formation will be monitored.
The crop’s scientific result remains separate from programme operating proof.
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