Improving pollination in the field bean (Vicia faba)

这项研究的总体目标是帮助理解蚕豆花朵如何吸引传粉者，建立在这些以前的博士项目所开展的工作的基础上。特别是，这个项目将评估气味如何吸引授粉者，并寻找确定不同品系的蚕豆是否具有更具吸引力的气味。此外，还将评估野花边缘对作物内传粉者种群的影响。这一理解将为未来的育种策略提供建议，这些策略旨在通过改善传粉者的吸引力来最大化产量，同时为野生传粉者种群提供更好的支持。

The overall objective of this study is to contribute to an understanding of how V. faba flowers attract pollinators, building on the work carried out by these previous PhD projects. In particular this project will assess how scent attracts pollinators and look to determine whether different lines of V. faba have more attractive scents. Additionally, the effect of wildflower margins on pollinator populations within the crop will be evaluated. This understanding will provide advice on future breeding strategies that aim to maximise yield through improving pollinator attraction, while simultaneously offering better support to wild pollinator populations.