Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) seed yield in relation to phosphorus fertilization and honeybee pollination
Joint Authors
al-Qahtani, Sad Nasir
Taha, al-Qaddafi Abduh Ali
al-Abd al-Salam, Muhammad
Source
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 24, Issue 5 (31 Jul. 2017), pp.1051-1055, 5 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2017-07-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
This investigation was conducted at the Agricultural and Veterinary Training and Research Station, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia, during the alfalfa growing season in 2014.
The study aimed to evaluate the impact of phosphorus fertilization and honeybee pollination on alfalfa seed production.
The experiment was divided into 9 treatments of open pollination, honeybee pollination, and nonpollination with three different levels (0, 300 or 600 kg P2O5/ha/year) of triple super phosphate.
All vegetative growth attributes of Hassawi alfalfa were significantly higher in the non-insect pollination plots, while the yield and yield component traits were significantly higher with either open pollination or honeybee pollination in parallel with the increasing level of phosphorus fertilizer up to 600 kg P2O5 / ha/year in light salt-affected loamy sand soils.
There was no seed yield in Hassawi alfalfa without insect pollination.
Therefore, placing honeybee colonies near the fields of Hassawi alfalfa and adding 600 kg P2O5/ha/year can increase seed production.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Qahtani, Sad Nasir& Taha, al-Qaddafi Abduh Ali& al-Abd al-Salam, Muhammad. 2017. Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) seed yield in relation to phosphorus fertilization and honeybee pollination. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 24, no. 5, pp.1051-1055.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-781949
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Qahtani, Sad Nasir…[et al.]. Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) seed yield in relation to phosphorus fertilization and honeybee pollination. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 24, no. 5 (Jul. 2017), pp.1051-1055.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-781949
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Qahtani, Sad Nasir& Taha, al-Qaddafi Abduh Ali& al-Abd al-Salam, Muhammad. Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) seed yield in relation to phosphorus fertilization and honeybee pollination. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2017. Vol. 24, no. 5, pp.1051-1055.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-781949
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 1054-1055
Record ID
BIM-781949