BEE POLLINATION AND ITS IMPACT ON RIDGE GOURD {Lufa acuiangula (L.) Roxb.) YIELD
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2007-01-20
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University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Banglore
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Studies were made on pollinator fauna, foraging behaviour, influence of
attractants in attracting the bees and effect of bee pollination on qualitative and
quantitative parameters of ridgegourd at Narendra near to MARS, University of
Agricultural Sciences, DhanA/ad, during kharif season of 2003. Among 8 species
of pollinators. Apis fiorea F. was the most predominant constituting 41.00 per
cent of the total pollinators followed by A. cerana (22.00%), A. dorsata (16.00%)
and other pollinators (21.00%).
Peak foraging activity of all the pollinators was observed at 1600 h of the
day, while foraging activity was minimum during 1200 and 1400 h of the day.
Foraging activity of all the pollinators was maximum during 3"^ and 4"^ week after
flowering.
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