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TOMATO POLLINATION WITH JAPANESE NATIVE BUMBLEBEES (BOMBUS SPP.)
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437_34
Pages
289 – 292
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Abstract
The pollination efficiency of greenhouse tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) by laboratory-reared colonies on native Japanese Bumblebees (Bombus hypocrita hypocrita and B. ignitus) was examined.
The Bumblebees buzz-foraged on tomato flowers and induced a high fruiting rate and almost no puffy fruit.
There was no difference in the pollination efficiency betqween Japanese Bumblebees and the imported non-native Bumblebee (B. terrestris). Because indigenous Bumblebees pose no ecological risk, we propose using them for crop pollination instead of the imported B. terrestris.
The Bumblebees buzz-foraged on tomato flowers and induced a high fruiting rate and almost no puffy fruit.
There was no difference in the pollination efficiency betqween Japanese Bumblebees and the imported non-native Bumblebee (B. terrestris). Because indigenous Bumblebees pose no ecological risk, we propose using them for crop pollination instead of the imported B. terrestris.
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Authors
S. Asada, M. Ono
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