The role of thrips in pollination

The article reviews the role of thrips in the pollination of members of Asteraceae, Solanaceae and Fabaceae. Several features such as the highly synchronized phenology of flowering with the life cycle of thrips, modification of flowers to facilitate pollen transfer by thrips and definite pattern of...

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Published in:Current science (Bangalore) 1993-08, Vol.65 (3), p.262-264
Main Author: Ananthakrishnan, T. N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asteraceae
Fabaceae
Flower stigma
Flowering
Flowers
Inflorescences
Insect larvae
Life cycle
Plants
PLANT–POLLINATOR INTERACTIONS
Pollen
Pollinating insects
Pollination
Solanaceae
Thysanoptera
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Summary:The article reviews the role of thrips in the pollination of members of Asteraceae, Solanaceae and Fabaceae. Several features such as the highly synchronized phenology of flowering with the life cycle of thrips, modification of flowers to facilitate pollen transfer by thrips and definite pattern of host succession that help maintain the population of thrips are reported. We argue that these features represent strategies in plants favouring a strong association between the thrips and the plants.
ISSN:0011-3891