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Home/Current Affairs/Pollinators-Plant Mismatch Due to Climate Change

Pollinators-Plant Mismatch Due to Climate Change

21 Feb 2024

Context: 

Climate change is leading to a significant mismatch in plant cycles and pollinators behaviour, which has multiple impacts on the phenology and other traits of plants.

Impact of Climate Change on Plants & Pollinators 

Pollinators

  • Impact due to Rise in Temperature: 

    • Rapid Evolution of Plant: Warmer weather has resulted Significant changes 
      • Early flowering, 
      • low fruit production 
      • Low quality.
      • Low Nectar production: Reduced nectar production can diminish food sources for pollinators, accelerating their population decline. 
    • Due to UV-radiation: Colour of flower changes which makes less favourable conditions for  pollinators to pollinate on plants.

  • Impact due to Selfing Syndrome:

    • Due to reduction in pollinators which helps in cross pollination resulting in them to perform self pollination, further leads to reduction in diversity .
    • Shift in Flowering Plants’ Reproduction: Reproductive evolution may stem from environmental changes such as habitat destruction.

  • Ecosystem Impact of Decline of Pollinators: 

    • It could disproportionately affect certain plant species. 

  • Impact due to Spread of Invasive Species: 

    • Shifts Pollinators away from traditional species.

  • Biodiversity Effects : 

    • The effects of climate change on species fitness and persistence are increasing &  its diverse impacts on biodiversity and ecological interactions. 

  • Impact due to rise in Carbon Dioxide: 

    • Which alters the nutritional quality of plant products due to change in pollinators incidence.

Pollinators

Pollination: The process of transfer of pollen grains, from anther to the stigma of the same flower or of different flower.

Self pollination :

  • It involves the transfer of pollen grains from the anthers to the stigma of the same flower or of another flower borne by the same plant.
  • It can induce inbreeding in species, reduce diversity.

Cross Pollination : 

  • It involves the transfer of pollen grains from the flower of one plant to the stigma of the flower of another plant. It is also called xenogamy.
  • It allows plant to mix genes & add new traits.

Also Read: Sexual Reproduction In Plants

 

Also Read: Self Pollination In Parisian Pansies Flowering Plant

News Source : DTE

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