Sweden: Organic strawberries better pollination rate
They found that the pollination success increased greatly with organic, and speculate that this effect may be due to an increase in insect pollinator abundance and/or diversity. They also determined that this effect was apparent within two to four years of the conversion, suggesting that there is not a significant time lag before pollination benefits are seen after the adoption of organic farming practices.
The results "suggest that organic farming could enhance the pollination service in agricultural landscapes, which is important for developing sustainable agriculture. The method made it possible to measure the pollination independent of landscape composition, soil-type and other factors that can affect pollination success", says Dr. Andersson.
Source: www.physorg.com
