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  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,040 Views
9 Pages

Efficient Production of Antioxidants from Rape Pollen via a Chromatographic Strategy

  • Liugen Jin,
  • Haiqing Liu,
  • Xueliang Liu,
  • Ke Gu and ,
  • Minchen Wu and
  • Jianfeng Huang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

15 December 2022

Rape pollen has always been considered as a research hotspot in health foods and pharmaceuticals due to its abundance of natural active ingredients. In this work, a compound with antioxidant activity was directly isolated from the methanol extract of...

(This article belongs to the Topic Discovery of Bioactive Compounds from Natural Organisms and Their Molecular Mechanisms against Diseases)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,857 Views
13 Pages

Synthesis of Rape Pollen-Fe2O3 Biohybrid Catalyst and Its Application on Photocatalytic Degradation and Antibacterial Properties

  • Jialin Gu,
  • Yanping Ma,
  • Xinshang Li,
  • Shuwen Li and ,
  • Siyi Chen,
  • Yuxuan Cao,
  • Yifan Lu,
  • Rui Zhang,
  • Wenquan Zhou and
  • Jiangang Jiang
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

6 February 2023

The efficient biohybrid photocatalysts were prepared with different weight ratios of Fe2O3 and treated rape pollen (TRP). The synthesized samples were characterized by different analytical techniques. The results showed that carbonized rape pollen ha...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Novel Photo(electro)catalysts for Energy and Environmental Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
6,639 Views
13 Pages

28 October 2016

The present research investigated the antioxidant effect of rape (Brassica campestris L.) bee pollen (RBP) on salami during processing. Eight flavonoids in RBP ethanol extract were quantified by high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometr...

(This article belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,018 Views
22 Pages

Marine biofouling is a worldwide problem in coastal areas and affects the maritime industry primarily by attachment of fouling organisms to solid immersed surfaces. Biofilm formation by microbes is the main cause of biofouling. Currently, application...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Microbial Biofilms and Antibiofilm Agents 2.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,386 Views
23 Pages

Pollen Beetles in Oilseed Rape Fields: Spectrum and Distribution in Czech Republic during 2011–2013

  • Eva Hrudová,
  • Marek Seidenglanz,
  • Pavel Tóth,
  • Jana Poslušná and ,
  • Pavel Kolařík and
  • Jiří Havel
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Oilseed rape is frequently damaged by insect pests. Much attention is paid to the protection of oilseed rape against Brassicogethes aeneus (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), which is one of the most significant pests of spring and winter oilseed rape. The pr...

(This article belongs to the Section Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds)
  • Article
  • Open Access
68 Citations
5,985 Views
17 Pages

11 March 2020

Phenolamines and flavonoids are two important components in bee pollen. There are many reports on the bioactivity of flavonoids in bee pollen, but few on phenolamines. This study aims to separate and characterize the flavonoids and phenolamines from...

(This article belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,898 Views
19 Pages

Effects of Four Extraction Methods on Structure and In Vitro Fermentation Characteristics of Soluble Dietary Fiber from Rape Bee Pollen

  • Hui Zheng,
  • Yan Sun,
  • Yiqiong Zeng,
  • Tao Zheng and ,
  • Fan Jia,
  • Pan Xu,
  • Yao Xu,
  • Yuxin Cao,
  • Kai He and
  • Yong Yang
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

16 June 2023

In this study, soluble dietary fibers (SDFs) were extracted from rape bee pollen using four methods including acid extraction (AC), alkali extraction (AL), cellulase extraction (CL) and complex enzyme extraction (CE). The effects of different extract...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Research and Application of Plant Sourced Polysaccharides)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,731 Views
11 Pages

25 April 2019

A precipitation reaction method was employed to prepare mesopore calcium carbonate (CaCO3) using rape flower pollen as the template. CaCO3 adsorbent was characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), and Brunner&mi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanomineralogy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,830 Views
13 Pages

Fe3O4 Nanoparticles on 3D Porous Carbon Skeleton Derived from Rape Pollen for High-Performance Li-Ion Capacitors

  • Mingshan Sun,
  • Xinan Chen,
  • Shutian Tan,
  • Ying He and ,
  • Petr Saha and
  • Qilin Cheng
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

10 December 2021

Herein, a three-dimensional (3D) Fe3O4@C composite with hollow porous structure is prepared by simple solution method and calcination treatment with biomass waste rape pollen (RP) as a carbon source, which is served as an anode of Li-ion capacitor (L...

  • Article
  • Open Access
983 Views
16 Pages

12 February 2026

Damage caused by Brassicogethes aeneus primarily affects the reproductive organs of rapeseed, disrupting fertilization and often leading to premature pod opening. In addition to direct yield loss, it is hypothesized that injury to generative tissues...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,503 Views
18 Pages

Influence of Different Diets on Growth and Development of Eastern Honey Bee (Apis cerana)

  • Ruonan Liang,
  • Cheng Liang,
  • Yi Zhang,
  • Jiaxing Huang and
  • Guiling Ding

3 April 2025

In recent years, honey bees have been stressed by multiple factors, with malnutrition posing a significant threat to the healthy development of honey bee colonies. To keep a colony healthy and productive, beekeepers supply their colonies with supplem...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biology and Conservation of Honey Bees)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,461 Views
16 Pages

17 February 2023

Pollen is an important source of nutrition for bumblebees to survive, reproduce, and raise their offspring. To explore the nutritional requirements for the egg laying and hatching of queenright Bombus breviceps colonies, camellia pollen, oilseed rape...

(This article belongs to the Section Insect Physiology, Reproduction and Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
770 Views
15 Pages

Deep Learning for Real-Time Detection of Brassicogethes aeneus in Oilseed Rape Using the YOLOv4 Architecture

  • Ziemowit Malecha,
  • Kajetan Ożarowski,
  • Rafał Siemasz,
  • Maciej Chorowski and ,
  • Krzysztof Tomczuk,
  • Bernadeta Strochalska and
  • Anna Wondołowska-Grabowska
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

21 January 2026

The growing global population and increasing food demand highlight the need for sustainable agricultural practices that balance productivity with environmental protection. Traditional blanket pesticide spraying leads to overuse of chemicals, environm...

  • Article
  • Open Access
87 Citations
8,155 Views
25 Pages

Can Selenium and Molybdenum Restrain Cadmium Toxicity to Pollen Grains in Brassica napus?

  • Marwa A. Ismael,
  • Ali Mohamed Elyamine,
  • Yuan Yuan Zhao,
  • Mohamed G. Moussa and ,
  • Muhammad Shoaib Rana,
  • Javaria Afzal,
  • Muhammad Imran,
  • Xiao Hu Zhao and
  • Cheng Xiao Hu
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Cadmium (Cd) is highly toxic, even at very low concentrations, to both animals and plants. Pollen is extremely sensitive to heavy metal pollutants; however, less attention has been paid to the protection of this vital part under heavy metal stress. A...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pollen Tube and Plant Reproduction)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,714 Views
10 Pages

16 March 2022

Winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus) is a global major crop used for the production of vegetable oil. Typically sown in late summer and grown throughout winter and spring, it allows for interesting cultural practices, such as frost-sensitive intercro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,147 Views
12 Pages

Bombus terrestris Prefer Mixed-Pollen Diets for a Better Colony Performance: A Laboratory Study

  • Ziyu Zhou,
  • Hong Zhang,
  • Shibonage K. Mashilingi,
  • Chunting Jie and ,
  • Baodi Guo,
  • Yi Guo,
  • Xiao Hu,
  • Shahid Iqbal,
  • Bingshuai Wei and
  • Jiandong An
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

17 April 2024

Pollen is a major source of proteins and lipids for bumblebees. The nutritional content of pollen may differ from source plants, ultimately affecting colony development. This study investigated the foraging preferences of Bombus terrestris in regard...

(This article belongs to the Section Social Insects and Apiculture)
  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
5,382 Views
10 Pages

3 December 2020

Ascorbic acid (AA) is one of the essential nutrients in bee pollen, however, it is unstable and likely to be oxidized. Generally, the oxidation form (dehydroascorbic acid (DHA)) is considered to have equivalent biological activity as the reduction fo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Progress in Analytical Methods for the Characterization, Quality and Safety of the Beehive Products)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
7,524 Views
14 Pages

Hemolymph Metabolism Analysis of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) Response to Different Bee Pollens

  • Hongcai Chang,
  • Guiling Ding,
  • Guangqun Jia,
  • Mao Feng and
  • Jiaxing Huang

30 December 2022

Pollen is essential to the development of honey bees. The nutrients in bee pollen vary greatly among plant species. Here, we analyzed the differences in the amino acid compositions of pear (Pyrus bretschneideri), rape (Brassica napus), and apricot (A...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Insect Hormones, Metabolism, Immunity and Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
5,082 Views
10 Pages

Quantitative Determination of Acetamiprid in Pollen Based on a Sensitive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

  • Qingkui Fang,
  • Quan Zu,
  • Xiude Hua,
  • Pei Lv and ,
  • Wanwen Lin,
  • Dahe Zhou,
  • Zihan Xu,
  • Jiarui Fan,
  • Xiaohan Li and
  • Haiqun Cao
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

A sensitive biotinylated indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Bic-ELISA) was developed to detect acetamiprid pesticides in pollen, based on the heterogeneous coating antigen and biotinylated anti-acetamiprid monoclonal antibody. Un...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Analysis of Residues in Food and Environment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
842 Views
14 Pages

Effects of Different Diets on Gut Microbiota of Apis cerana (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

  • Ruonan Liang,
  • Cheng Liang,
  • Yi Zhang,
  • Yanjun Liu and ,
  • Guiling Ding and
  • Jiaxing Huang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

16 February 2026

Pollen is one of the main food sources for honeybees. The honeybee gut microbiota plays a crucial role in maintaining digestive function and host health during long-term coevolution. While the consumption and utilization of pollen have been extensive...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Research on Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,210 Views
9 Pages

11 July 2023

Camellia bee pollen (CBP) is a major kind of bee product which is collected by honeybees from tea tree (Camellia sinensis L.) flowers and agglutinated into pellets via oral secretion. Due to its special healthcare value, the authenticity of its botan...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Quality Evaluation of Bee Products)
  • Article
  • Open Access
546 Views
18 Pages

The Phylogeny of Brassicaceae YABBYs and the CRC-Mediated Regulation of Stigma Development in Brassica napus

  • Lin Dai,
  • Jinxiang Gao,
  • Cheng Li,
  • Tao Han and ,
  • Zhengshu Tian,
  • Yunyun Zhang,
  • Yusong Zhang,
  • Yanqing Luo,
  • Kaiqin Zhao and
  • Pei Qin
  • + 9 authors+ 4 authors

The YABBY family consists of plant-specific transcription factors that regulate organ polarity and reproductive development. As a member of this family, CRABS CLAW (CRC) plays crucial roles, but its molecular mechanism in oilseed rape stigma developm...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,145 Views
20 Pages

31 March 2023

European agri-environment schemes include the use of flower-rich field margins to promote on-farm biodiversity, but species mixtures rarely include Brassicaceae. As pests of oilseed rape (OSR; Brassica napus) and their parasitoids are mostly brassica...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Insect Ecology: New Agroecosystem Design and Management for Ecosystem Services)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,019 Views
18 Pages

Meteorological Variables That Affect the Beginning of Flowering of the Winter Oilseed Rape in the Czech Republic

  • Lenka Hájková,
  • Martin Možný,
  • Veronika Oušková,
  • Lenka Bartošová and ,
  • Petra Dížková and
  • Zdeněk Žalud
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

1 November 2021

Winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus) is one of the most cultivated oilseeds in the Czech Republic and belongs among major pollen allergens. Pollen allergies have an extensive clinical impact worldwide, and as well as in the Czech Republic. In this pa...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Bioaerosols: Composition, Meteorological Impact, and Transport)
  • Article
  • Open Access
47 Citations
6,844 Views
15 Pages

30 November 2021

The objective of the study was to check the authenticity of Hungarian honey using physicochemical analysis, near infrared spectroscopy, and melissopalynology. In the study, 87 samples from different botanical origins such as acacia, bastard indigo, r...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Food Authentication, Tracing and Characterization: Novel Trends and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
5,634 Views
13 Pages

Advanced Characterization of Monofloral Honeys from Romania

  • Daniela Pauliuc,
  • Florina Dranca,
  • Sorina Ropciuc and
  • Mircea Oroian

Honey’s authenticity is a major concern for producers and consumers, and this prompts research into reliable methods to determine the source of honey (botanical and geographical). This study aimed to find the botanical origin of seven samples o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,465 Views
15 Pages

Agronomic Traits in Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus) Can Predict Foraging Resources for Insect Pollinators

  • Stacey M. Fairhurst,
  • Lorna J. Cole,
  • Tereza Kocarkova,
  • Catherine Jones-Morris and ,
  • Andy Evans and
  • Gail Jackson
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

27 February 2021

Mass-flowering crops, such as oilseed rape (OSR; Brassica napus), provide pulses of nectar and pollen, helping to support pollinators and their pollination services in agricultural landscapes. Despite their value to declining pollinators, varietal in...

(This article belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,236 Views
8 Pages

First Evidence of Bud Feeding-Induced RNAi in a Crop Pest via Exogenous Application of dsRNA

  • Jonathan Willow,
  • Liina Soonvald,
  • Silva Sulg,
  • Riina Kaasik and ,
  • Ana Isabel Silva,
  • Clauvis Nji Tizi Taning,
  • Olivier Christiaens,
  • Guy Smagghe and
  • Eve Veromann
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

7 November 2020

Spray-induced gene silencing (SIGS) is a potential strategy for agricultural pest management, whereby nucleotide sequence-specific double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) can be sprayed onto a crop; the desired effect being a consumption of dsRNA by the target p...

(This article belongs to the Section Insect Pest and Vector Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,511 Views
14 Pages

The Honey Bee Body Surface as a Microbial Hub: Connectivity Shaped by Monoculture vs. Polyculture Farming

  • Baobei Guo,
  • Xueyan Yi,
  • Qihang Sun,
  • Ke Sun and ,
  • Lina Guo and
  • Yuan Guo
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

1 January 2026

Honey bees, as vital pollinators and essential contributors to terrestrial ecosystems, play a critical role in maintaining biodiversity and ecological stability. Beyond their role as pollinators, honey bees are increasingly recognized as bioindicator...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Current Advances in Pollinator Insects)
  • Article
  • Open Access
245 Views
14 Pages

11 October 2026

The pollen beetle, Brassicogethes aeneus, is a major pest of winter oilseed rape in Europe, and the development of insecticide resistance remains a key challenge for its management. This study evaluated recent changes in susceptibility of B. aeneus p...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Use of Pesticides—2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
3,197 Views
13 Pages

The Airflow Field Characteristics of the Unmanned Agricultural Aerial System on Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus) Canopy for Supplementary Pollination

  • Songchao Zhang,
  • Chen Cai,
  • Jiqiang Li,
  • Tao Sun and ,
  • Xiaoming Liu,
  • Yong Tian and
  • Xinyu Xue
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

11 October 2021

Pollination success is essential for hybrid oilseed rape (OSR, Brassica napus) seed production, but traditional pollination methods are not efficient. The unmanned agricultural aerial system (UAAS) has developed rapidly and has been widely used in Ch...

(This article belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
4,825 Views
13 Pages

Bee Bread Can Alleviate Lipid Abnormalities and Impaired Bone Morphology in Obese Zucker Diabetic Rats

  • Monika Martiniakova,
  • Jana Blahova,
  • Veronika Kovacova,
  • Martina Babikova and ,
  • Vladimira Mondockova,
  • Anna Kalafova,
  • Marcela Capcarova and
  • Radoslav Omelka
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

29 April 2021

This study examined for the first time whether bee bread (BB, consisting of monofloral rape bee pollen) could alleviate lipid derangements and reduced bone quality in Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats, which are considered an appropriate animal model...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Bee Products: Recent Progress in Health Benefits Studies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,464 Views
20 Pages

Effects of Thiamethoxam-Dressed Oilseed Rape Seeds and Nosema ceranae on Colonies of Apis mellifera iberiensis, L. under Field Conditions of Central Spain. Is Hormesis Playing a Role?

  • Elena Alonso-Prados,
  • Amelia Virginia González-Porto,
  • Carlos García-Villarubia,
  • José Antonio López-Pérez and ,
  • Silvia Valverde,
  • José Bernal,
  • Raquel Martín-Hernández and
  • Mariano Higes
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

9 April 2022

To study the influence of thiamethoxam exposure on colony strength and pathogen prevalence, an apiary (5 colonies) was placed in front of a plot sown with winter oilseed rape (wOSR), just before the flowering phase. Before sowing, the seeds were trea...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Impact of Environmental Factors and Management Practices on Bee Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
197 Citations
12,847 Views
22 Pages

8 March 2020

The present study aimed to evaluate the physicochemical characteristics of honey (raspberry, mint, rape, sunflower, thyme and polyfloral) produced in Romania. The honey samples were from the 2017 to 2018 harvest and were subjected to melissopalynolog...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Authenticity of Honey: Characterization, Bioactivities and Sensorial Properties)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,727 Views
18 Pages

The Use of Selected Essential Oils as an Alternative Method of Controlling Pathogenic Fungi, Weeds and Insects on Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus L.)

  • Jakub Danielewicz,
  • Joanna Horoszkiewicz,
  • Ewa Jajor,
  • Marek Korbas and ,
  • Joanna Zamojska,
  • Daria Dworzańska,
  • Paweł Węgorek,
  • Monika Grzanka,
  • Łukasz Sobiech and
  • Maciej Buśko
  • + 8 authors+ 3 authors

24 October 2025

The increasing demand for sustainable agricultural practices has led researchers to explore alternative methods for controlling plant diseases and pests. Among these alternatives, essential oils (EOs) derived from various plant species have gained si...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Strategies to Improve the Security and Nutritional Quality of Crop Species—2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,153 Views
20 Pages

Induction of Male Sterility by Targeted Mutation of a Restorer-of-Fertility Gene with CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Genome Editing in Brassica napus L.

  • Zunaira Farooq,
  • Muhammad Nouman Riaz,
  • Muhammad Shoaib Farooq,
  • Yifan Li and ,
  • Huadong Wang,
  • Mayra Ahmad,
  • Jinxing Tu,
  • Chaozhi Ma,
  • Cheng Dai and
  • Bin Yi
  • + 10 authors+ 5 authors

13 December 2022

Brassica napus L. (canola, oil seed rape) is one of the world’s most important oil seed crops. In the last four decades, the discovery of cytoplasmic male-sterility (CMS) systems and the restoration of fertility (Rf) genes in B. napus has impro...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Regulation of Crop Quality and Stress Responses)
  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
6,583 Views
20 Pages

High erucic acid rapeseed (HEAR) oil is under increasing demand for various industrial applications. However, many growers are concerned that if they grow the crop, they will not be able to revert to other rapeseed varieties in the future due to the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Influence of Pre-Harvest Factors on the Product Quality of Field Crops)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,430 Views
15 Pages

Image Recognition of Male Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus) Plants Based on Convolutional Neural Network for UAAS Navigation Applications on Supplementary Pollination and Aerial Spraying

  • Zhu Sun,
  • Xiangyu Guo,
  • Yang Xu,
  • Songchao Zhang and ,
  • Xiaohui Cheng,
  • Qiong Hu,
  • Wenxiang Wang and
  • Xinyu Xue
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

To ensure the hybrid oilseed rape (OSR, Brassica napus) seed production, two important things are necessary, the stamen sterility on the female OSR plants and the effective pollen spread onto the pistil from the OSR male plants to the OSR female plan...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Image Analysis Techniques in Agriculture)