OSU grant-based study focuses on plant nutrition for bees
August 11, 2021
By Kym Pokorny
Oregon State University Writer
A new grant will allow Oregon State University researchers to study the nutritional value of more than 100 bee-pollinated crops, native plants and commonly used ornamental plants, a project that could help scientists better understand the global decline of bee populations.
Certain plants attract bees more than others, but whether those flowers contain the optimal nutrition needed for the insects has yet to be determined.
The grant will allow researchers in the Honey Bee Lab led by Ramesh Sagili, OSU associate professor of apiculture and OSU Ext...
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