Claim · model-written summary
Native pollinators significantly improve pollination efficiency of cocoa, cashew and oil palm.
- Taxon
- cocoa (Theobroma cacao), cashew (Anacardium occidentale), and oil palm (Elaeis guineensis)
Theobroma cacao
Elaeis guineensis
Anacardium occidentalee0 - Interactor
- stingless bees, flies, and beetlesColeopteraDipteraMeliponinie1pollinator
- Outcome
- pollination efficiencye1
- Direction
- improvee1
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The pollination activities of indigenous species are crucial for sustaining food production and enhancing the yield of cocoa (Theobroma cacao), cashew (Anacardium occidentale), and oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) in Nigeria”
e1“Native pollinators especially stingless bees, flies, and beetles significantly improve pollination efficiency, resulting in better fruit yield, seed quality, and crop resilience”
Title
Moses Adondua Abah; Micheal Abimbola Oladosu; Sarah Oluwaseun Julius; et al. Trends in Biological Sciences 2025. doi:10.21124/tbs.2025.110.120
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Association Native pollinators give better fruit yield, seed quality and crop resilience.
- Association Indigenous pollinators are more effective and resilient than introduced species.
- Association Pollinator effectiveness is increasingly threatened by seasonal fluctuations, land-use change and climate variability.
- Recommendation Conservation strategies such as habitat preservation and reduced pesticide use are vital for pollination in these crops.
- Association Native species contribute to soil health, biodiversity and ecosystem balance.
- Association Native pollinators face threats from habitat loss, pesticides and environmental degradation.
- Recommendation Supporting indigenous pollinators is essential for food security.
- Recommendation An urgent need for integrated policies to protect native pollinators is stated.