Pollination efficiency of the stingless bee Melipona subnitida on greenhouse sweet pepper

被引：41
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作者：
Cruz, DD [1 ]
Freitas, BM [1 ]
da Silva, LA [1 ]
da Silva, EMS [1 ]
Bomfim, IGA [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Fed Ceara, Dep Zootecnia, BR-60021970 Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
来源：
PESQUISA AGROPECUARIA BRASILEIRA | 2005年 / 40卷 / 12期
关键词：
meliponin; caged environment; sweet pepper flower;
D O I：
10.1590/S0100-204X2005001200006
中图分类号：
S [农业科学];
学科分类号：
09 ;
摘要：
The present study was carried out in Northeastern Region of Brazil, in order to investigate the use of stingless bee Melipona subititida Ducke in the pollination of greenhouse sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). Treatments of hand cross-pollination, hand self-pollination, pollination by bees and restricted pollination were performed. Results showed that despite sweet pepper flowers are considered autogamous, this crop benefits from pollination by M. subnitida, producing fruits significantly heavier and wider, containing a greater number of seeds and of better quality (lower percentage of malformed fruits) than self-pollinated sweet pepper. Thus, M. subnitida can be considered an efficient pollinator of greenhouse sweet pepper.
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页码：1197 / 1201
页数：5
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