Honeybee pollination enhances pollen germination, pollen tube growth, phytohormone responses and gene expression in pear pistils

Key Points

• The aim is to investigate how different pollination methods affect early fertilization processes in pear plants.
• Comparison of various pollination methods
• Assessment of pollen germination rates
• Evaluation of pollen tube growth dynamics
• Analysis of phytohormone responses
• Gene expression profiling in pear pistils
• Honeybee pollination significantly increases pollen germination rates.
• Pollen tube growth is notably enhanced with honeybee pollination compared to other methods.
• Increased phytohormone responses are observed in honeybee-pollinated pears.
• Enhanced gene expression related to fertilization is noted in pear pistils after honeybee pollination.