Efficiency of European Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) over Bee Attractants in Pollination and Seed Yield of Coriander, Coriandrum sativum L.

Authors

  • Ranjitha M R S. V. Agricultural College, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Tirupati 517502, Andhra Pradesh
  • Koteswara Rao S R S. V. Agricultural College, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Tirupati 517502, Andhra Pradesh
  • Rajesh A S. V. Agricultural College, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Tirupati 517502, Andhra Pradesh
  • Reddi Shekhar M S. V. Agricultural College, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Tirupati 517502, Andhra Pradesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2023.1152

Keywords:

Pollination, bee attractant, Apis mellifera, pollination, yield parameter, coriander, Tirupati, European honey bees, Citral-E, seed yield

Abstract

The efficiency of different pollination treatments was tested for yield parameters in coriander. Results revealed that, A. mellifera pollinated crop recorded highest number of seeds per umbel (23.31), seed size (58.15 mm3 ), filled seeds (93.66%), 1000 seed weight (15.33 g), seed yield (634.47 g/ 20 m2 ), seed germination (79.33%) and seedling vigour (1014.07) which was followed by Citral-E treated plots. The plots where 5% solutions of jaggery, sugar, sugarcane juice sprayed separately, and open pollination are not differ from each other for yield parameters but significantly differed from A. mellifera pollinated and Citral-E treated plots. Whereas minimum was found in treatments without pollinators (16.39, 43.39 mm3 , 74.08%, 9.53 g, 201.30 g/ 20 m2, 59.33% and 485.69, respectively). The study found out that A. mellifera pollinated plots resulted in better yield parameters than others. This emphasizes more to conserve and utilize European bees which apart from being efficient pollinators act as productive insects and most importantly they maintain ecological balance in the agro-ecosystems.

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Published

2023-05-01

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M R, R. ., S R, K. R., A, R., & M, R. S. . (2023). Efficiency of European Honey Bees (<i>Apis mellifera</i> L.) over Bee Attractants in Pollination and Seed Yield of Coriander, <i>Coriandrum sativum</i> L. Indian Journal of Entomology, 11–16. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2023.1152

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Volume 85, Special Issue, May 2023

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