Researchers find that a reduced overlap of suitable habitats for vanilla plants and the insects that pollinate them could threaten the survival of wild vanilla Vanilla flavoring is widely used in food ...

In order for the plants to produce beans, they have to be pollinated that day. In most places where vanilla is grown, it isn't a native plant, and there aren't bugs or birds capable of pollinating the ...

Researchers from Tokyo University of Science, a specialized private research university in Japan, revealed the successful development of an enzyme that converts a white crystalline acid from plants ...

Hand-pollinating plants is a simple process that guarantees successful fruit development. Many plants need to be pollinated to produce fruits or seeds to make more plants. But if pollinators are ...

Pollinators -- such as bees, butterflies and birds -- are essential for agricultural production. However, natural pollination can also fail or be insufficient, which can lead to lower yields and ...

Many plants need to be pollinated to produce fruits or seeds to make more plants. But if pollinators are scarce in your area or you're growing fruit-bearing plants indoors, hand-pollinating is ...