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Efficiency of Buzzing Bees in Fruit Set and Seed Set of Solanum violaceum in Sri Lanka
Joint Authors
Karunaratne, W. A. I. P.
Wanigasekara, R. W. M. U. M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-08-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Plant-pollinator interactions are often considered as tightly coevolved, mutualistic relationships.
The present study aimed at determining the flower visiting bees of the vegetable crop, Solanum violaceum, and the efficiency of buzz pollination by bees on fruit and seed production in Sri Lanka.
Seven bee species: Hoplonomia westwoodi, Amegilla comberi, Patellapis kaluterae, Xylocopa tenuiscapa, Apis dorsata, Trigona iridipennis, and Ceratina hieroglyphica visited the flowers of S.
violaceum, and the first four species were buzzing bees.
Buzzing bees were the first to visit Solanum flowers and were followed by nonbuzzing bees.
Handling time of H.
westwoodi and P.
kaluterae varied with the availability of pollen in anthers that deplete with the age of flower and stayed longer at new flowers than at old flowers.
Handling time of the larger buzzing bee, H.
westwoodi, was higher than that of the smaller P.
kaluterae.
The fruit set, seed set, and seed germinability in flowers visited by buzzing bees were significantly higher than those of the flowers bagged to exclude pollinators.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wanigasekara, R. W. M. U. M.& Karunaratne, W. A. I. P.. 2012. Efficiency of Buzzing Bees in Fruit Set and Seed Set of Solanum violaceum in Sri Lanka. Psyche،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wanigasekara, R. W. M. U. M.& Karunaratne, W. A. I. P.. Efficiency of Buzzing Bees in Fruit Set and Seed Set of Solanum violaceum in Sri Lanka. Psyche No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-455807
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wanigasekara, R. W. M. U. M.& Karunaratne, W. A. I. P.. Efficiency of Buzzing Bees in Fruit Set and Seed Set of Solanum violaceum in Sri Lanka. Psyche. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-455807
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-455807