Investigation of the Effect of Honey Bee Pollination for Apple (Malus sylvestris (L.)Mill.) on Fruit Yield, Seed Number and Seed Germination Capacity
Abstract
Apple
is a self-incompatible fruit that is completely pollinated by cross
pollination. Honey- bees are particularly effective in cross pollination. The
aim of this study was to investigate the effect of pollination of apple by
honey bees on the fruit yield, average number of seeds and germination capacity
of the seeds. We observed that the average number of flowers in apple branches
open to pollination ranged from 10.18 ± 0.53 to 278.43 ± 0.73 while the average
number of flowers in apple branches close to pollination was between 8.07 ±
1.19 and 127.05 ± .057. The average duration of bee stay on apple flowers open
to pollination was in the range of 3.66 ± 0.09 to 8.64 ± 0.07 seconds. The
total number of fruits on the branches that were open to pollination was higher
than those of close to pollination. Likewise, the average number of seeds on
the branches open to pollination was higher than those of closed to
pollination. We also observed that the average germination of seeds obtained
from branches open to pollination was higher than the those of close to
pollination.
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Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
31 Aralık 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
1 Nisan 2019
Kabul Tarihi
23 Mayıs 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2019 Cilt: 22 Sayı: 6
