caa a22 4500 475806891 CHVBK 20180406123749.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00984099 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00984099 The role of electrostatic forces in pollination [Elektronische Daten] [Y. Vaknin, S. Gan-Mor, A. Bechar, B. Ronen, D. Eisikowitch] This paper reviews research on the role of electrostatic forces in pollination, both in natural and in agricultural systems. Researchers from various fields of biological studies have reported phenomena which they related to electrostatic forces. The theory of electrostatically mediated pollen transfer between insect pollinators and the flowers they visit is described, including recent studies which confirmed that the accumulated charges on airborne honey bees are sufficient for non-contact pollen detachment by electrostatic forces (i.e., electrostatic pollination). The most important morphological features in flower adaptiveness to electrostatic pollination were determined by means of two theoretical models of a flower exposed to an approaching charged cloud of pollen; they are style length and flower opening. Supplementary pollination by using electrostatic techniques is reported, and its possible importance in modern agriculture is discussed. Springer-Verlag, 2000 Electric charges nationallicence electrodeposition nationallicence electrostatic pollination nationallicence electrostatic powder coating nationallicence flower morphology nationallicence Vaknin Y. Department of Plant Sciences, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, 69978, Tel-Aviv, Israel aut Gan-Mor S. Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, 50250, Bet Dagan, Israel aut Bechar A. Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 84105, Beer-Sheva, Israel aut Ronen B. Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, 50250, Bet Dagan, Israel aut Eisikowitch D. Department of Plant Sciences, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, 69978, Tel-Aviv, Israel aut Plant Systematics and Evolution Springer-Verlag 222/1-4(2000-03-01), 133-142 0378-2697 222:1-4<133 2000 222 606 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00984099 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00984099 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vaknin Y. Department of Plant Sciences, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, 69978, Tel-Aviv, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gan-Mor S. Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, 50250, Bet Dagan, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bechar A. Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 84105, Beer-Sheva, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ronen B. Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, 50250, Bet Dagan, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Eisikowitch D. Department of Plant Sciences, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, 69978, Tel-Aviv, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Plant Systematics and Evolution Springer-Verlag 222/1-4(2000-03-01), 133-142 0378-2697 222:1-4<133 2000 222 606 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer