Abstract
Investigations were conducted to determine the insect pollinators visiting strawberry blossoms and their impact on fruit production. Various pollinators observed during the blooming period of strawberry were viz. Apis mellifera, Apis cerana, Apis florea. Apis dorsata, soil nesting solitary bees such as Andrena leana and A. ilerda, butterflies, houseflies, syrphid flies and some beetles. The percentage of fruit set was much higher in open pollinated plants than control. There was 11.20 per cent malformed fruit in open pollinated plots as compared to 17.44 per cent in controlled one. Further the fruits obtained from the open pollinated plants were of good quality and large as compared to the controlled plants. Growers are recommended to take advantage of the several pollinators, either the honey bee or the native pollinators (Syrphidae and native bees). The importance of diversifying pollination sources, avoiding the dependence on a single specific group is stressed. This study also suggests measures which envisage the conservation, establishment and increase of native pollinators’ populations in the typical agro-ecosystem of region.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Several bee species and other insects visited strawberry blossoms.
- Taxon
- strawberry
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Fragaria ×ananassat0 - Interactor
- Apis mellifera
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Apis melliferae0pollinator - Outcome
- pollinators observed during the blooming period of strawberrye0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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_Apis_mellifera_(female)_-_on_viburnum_tinus_flowers.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“Various pollinators observed during the blooming period of strawberry were viz. Apis mellifera, Apis cerana, Apis florea. Apis dorsata, soil nesting solitary bees such as Andrena leana and A. ilerda, butterflies, houseflies, syrphid flies and some beetles”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
Open pollination increased fruit set relative to control.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- open pollinatede0
- Outcome
- percentage of fruit sete0
- Direction
- much highere0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The percentage of fruit set was much higher in open pollinated plants than control”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
Malformed fruit was 11.20% in open plots versus 17.44% in controlled plots.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- open pollinated plotse0
- Outcome
- malformed fruite0
- Value
- 11.20 per cente0
- Qualifier
- 17.44 per cente0
- Comparator
- controlled onee0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“There was 11.20 per cent malformed fruit in open pollinated plots as compared to 17.44 per cent in controlled one”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
Open-pollinated fruit had better quality and larger size.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Treatment
- open pollinated plantse0
- Outcome
- good quality and largee0
- Direction
- largee0
- Comparator
- controlled plantse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the fruits obtained from the open pollinated plants were of good quality and large as compared to the controlled plants”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
Growers are advised to use honey bees or native pollinators.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Outcome
- take advantage of the several pollinatorse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Growers are recommended to take advantage of the several pollinators, either the honey bee or the native pollinators (Syrphidae and native bees)”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend diversifying pollination sources.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Outcome
- diversifying pollination sourcese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The importance of diversifying pollination sources, avoiding the dependence on a single specific group is stressed”
t0“strawberry”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest conserving and increasing native pollinator populations.
- Taxon
- strawberryFragaria ×ananassat0
- Outcome
- conservation, establishment and increase of native pollinators’ populationse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This study also suggests measures which envisage the conservation, establishment and increase of native pollinators’ populations”
t0“strawberry”
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