Claims that only 10% - and not 75% - of crops are pollinator dependent are misleading and dishonest
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Jeff Ollerton
Aug 20, 2021, 5:08:24 AM8/20/21
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Some of you may have seen the recent article claiming that only 10% -
and not 75% - of crops are pollinator dependent. This is my take on
it. Short version, these claims are misleading and dishonest:
https://jeffollerton.co.uk/2021/08/20/claims-that-only-10-and-not-75-of-crops-are-pollinator-dependent-are-misleading-and-dishonest/
Best wishes,
Jeff
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Prof. Jeff Ollerton BSc (Hons) PhD FHEA
Consultant scientist and writer
Visiting Professor at the University of Northampton (UK) and the
Kunming Institute of Botany (China)
www.jeffollerton.co.uk
Tel: +44(0)7986 600303
Latest book: Pollinators & Pollination: Nature and Society
and not 75% - of crops are pollinator dependent. This is my take on
it. Short version, these claims are misleading and dishonest:
https://jeffollerton.co.uk/2021/08/20/claims-that-only-10-and-not-75-of-crops-are-pollinator-dependent-are-misleading-and-dishonest/
Best wishes,
Jeff
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Prof. Jeff Ollerton BSc (Hons) PhD FHEA
Consultant scientist and writer
Visiting Professor at the University of Northampton (UK) and the
Kunming Institute of Botany (China)
www.jeffollerton.co.uk
Tel: +44(0)7986 600303
Latest book: Pollinators & Pollination: Nature and Society
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