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Contrasting effects of yeasts and bacteria on floral nectar traits

Author(s) -

Rachel L. Vannette,

Tadashi Fukami

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcy032

Subject(s) - nectar , biology , botany , sugar , yeast , bacteria , pollinator , inoculation , food science , horticulture , biochemistry , pollination , pollen , genetics

Flowers can be highly variable in nectar volume and chemical composition, even within the same plant, but the causes of this variation are not fully understood. One potential cause is nectar-colonizing bacteria and yeasts, but experimental tests isolating their effects on wildflowers are largely lacking. This study examines the effects of dominant species of yeasts and bacteria on the hummingbird-pollinated shrub, Mimulus aurantiacus, in California.

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