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Autoría
Corti, Camila
;
Meroi Arcerito, Facundo R.
;
LEZCANO, MARIA BELEN
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Ramos, Facundo
;
Galetto, Leonardo
;
Maggi, Matías
Fecha
2026
Editorial y Lugar de Edición
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Revista
AGRICULTURE, ECOSYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENT,
vol. 400
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
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Protective anti-hail nets are increasingly used in kiwifruit orchards, yet their integrated effects on pollination andyield are unclear. We compared two prevalent management systems: a netted system (anti-hail net with manualpollination, no on-site hives) versus an open-field system (no net, manual pollination with honey bee hives).Across seven commercial kiwifruit orchards, we assessed pollinator communities, visitation rates, fruit quality(weight and seed number), and economic yield. The mana...
Protective anti-hail nets are increasingly used in kiwifruit orchards, yet their integrated effects on pollination andyield are unclear. We compared two prevalent management systems: a netted system (anti-hail net with manualpollination, no on-site hives) versus an open-field system (no net, manual pollination with honey bee hives).Across seven commercial kiwifruit orchards, we assessed pollinator communities, visitation rates, fruit quality(weight and seed number), and economic yield. The management system significantly altered pollinatorcomposition (PERMANOVA: F=4.58, R² = 0.48, p = 0.029). Apis mellifera dominated (>60 % of visits) in openfields but was nearly absent under nets, where syrphid flies prevailed. A complementary analysis on the wildpollinator assemblage (excluding A. mellifera) indicated that netting itself explained 31.5 % of the variation (F =2.30, R²=0.315, p = 0.086), suggesting a substantial, albeit marginally non-significant, filter effect independentof hive management. Visitation frequency was 47 % lower in the netted system. Fruits from the netted systemwere 30 % lighter and had 45 % fewer seeds. Gross revenue per hectare was 31.5 % lower under nets (USD47,385 vs. 69,213). The netted management system explained 46.0–64.6 % of the variance in fruit quality and58.0 % in economic yield. Our results demonstrate that the netted system creates a substantial pollination deficitnot compensated by standard manual pollination, directly reducing fruit quality and profitability. Integratingpollinator-friendly practices is needed to balance crop protection with sustainable production.
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kiwi fruitanti-hail nettingpollination