Carter, Jared D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3448-6614
Dinwiddie, Jay A.
Hill-Skinner, Sarah E.
Polge, Nicholas D.
Fajalia, Ankit I.
Hodges, George R.
Hone, John H. E. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1997-2796
Lai, Stanley C. S. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8123-9037
Medeiros, David B.
Langer, Lothar O. E.
Besse, Isabelle S.
Gonzalez, Cristobal M.
Woodall, Trey A.
Skibbe, David S.
Funding for this research was provided by:
This was a Syngenta internal project funded in its entirety by Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC
Article History
Received: 4 December 2024
Accepted: 28 February 2025
First Online: 8 March 2025
Competing interests
: JDC, JAD, SEHS, NDP, and LOEL declare the following competing interests: Syngenta has filed patent applications on these pollen storage technologies. SEHS, JAD, and JDC are inventors on a patent application filed on pollen preservation by sealed vessels and carriers, JDC, JAD, and NDP are inventors on a patent application filed on pollen preservation using breathable barriers and carriers, JDC, JAD, NDP, and LOEL are inventors on a patent application filed on pollen carriers. All other authors declare no competing interests where relevant.
: All authors and acknowledged individuals were Syngenta employees or were working under contract with Syngneta during the duration of this research. The authors are individuals who conceptualized this research or provided key data sets reported in this manuscript. The acknowledgments section lists all individuals who directly participated in this research. The team planned the studies described in this manuscript in collaboration with regional and site-specific Syngenta HSE representatives. The team conducted field research in Clayton, NC through a Service Order between Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, and North Carolina State University. The team conducted SEM imaging in the manuscript under a Fee for Service agreement between Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, and Duke University.