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ReviewInsects2021

Overview of Bee Pollination and Its Economic Value for Crop Production.

Shaden A M Khalifa, Esraa H Elshafiey, Aya A Shetaia, Aida A Abd El-Wahed, Ahmed F Algethami, Syed G Musharraf, Mohamed F AlAjmi, Chao Zhao, Saad H D Masry, Mohamed M Abdel-Daim and 6 more

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Review in Insects, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 165 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
165citing papers in PubMed
121.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

165 citing papers in PubMed, 578 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 11 institutions in 6 countries.

Shaden A M KhalifaDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
Esraa H ElshafieyDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom 32512, Egypt.
Aya A ShetaiaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom 32512, Egypt.
Aida A Abd El-WahedAgricultural Research Centre, Department of Bee Research, Plant Protection Research Institute, Giza 12627, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-2200-3507
Ahmed F AlgethamiAlnahalaljwal Foundation Saudi Arabia, P.O. Box 617, Al Jumum 21926, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Syed G MusharrafInternational Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan.
Mohamed F AlAjmiDepartment of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Chao ZhaoCollege of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1096-632X
Saad H D MasryDepartment of Plant Protection and Biomolecular Diagnosis, Arid Lands Cultivation Research Institute (ALCRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications, New Borg El-Arab City P.O. Box 21934, Egypt.
Mohamed M Abdel-DaimPharmacology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-4341-2713
Mohammed F HalabiAl-Rayan Research and Innovation Center, Al-Rayan Colleges, Medina 42541, Saudi Arabia.
Guoyin KaiLaboratory of Medicinal Plant Biotechnology, College of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, China.
Yahya Al NaggarGeneral Zoology, Institute for Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Hoher Weg 8, 06120 Halle, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8111-918X
Mokhtar BishrArab Company for Pharmaceuticals and Medicinal Plants, (Mepaco-Medifood), El-Sharqiya 11361, Egypt.
Mohamed A M DiabEWG Company, Menoufia, Shebin El-Kom 32512, Egypt.
Hesham R El-SeediDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom 32512, Egypt.
Menoufia University · EGAgricultural Research Center · EGCity of Scientific Research and Technological Applications · EGFujian Agriculture and Forestry University · CNJiangsu University · CNKing Saud University · SAStockholm University · SESuez Canal University · EGTanta University · EGUniversity of Karachi · PKZhejiang Chinese Medical University · CN

Funding

Swedish Research Council Vetenskapsrådet VR Grant 2016-05885
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pollination plays a significant role in the agriculture sector and serves as a basic pillar for crop production. Plants depend on vectors to move pollen, which can include water, wind, and animal pollinators like bats, moths, hoverflies, birds, bees, butterflies, wasps, thrips, and beetles. Cultivated plants are typically pollinated by animals. Animal-based pollination contributes to 30% of global food production, and bee-pollinated crops contribute to approximately one-third of the total human dietary supply. Bees are considered significant pollinators due to their effectiveness and wide availability. Bee pollination provides excellent value to crop quality and quantity, improving global economic and dietary outcomes. This review highlights the role played by bee pollination, which influences the economy, and enlists the different types of bees and other insects associated with pollination.

Indexed as

bees pollinationbee visitationchallengescrop productioneconomicimpact

Identifiers

PMID34442255
PMCPMC8396518
OpenAlexW3190929072

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Registered trials

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