Bionomics of insect pollinators and their interaction with host trees in the orchards of Doda, Indian Himalayas
Insect-mediated pollination is critical to the reproductive success of apple (Malus domestica) and apricot (Prunus armeniaca), the two principal cash crops sustaining rural livelihoods in the Himalayan district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. Despite this dependence, pollinator community ecology and crop-specific interacti...