THE POLLINATION OF RABBITEYE BLUEBERRIES IN TOKYO

A five year study on pollination, using three varieties of rabbiteye blueberries, showed that cross-pollination usually increases the percentage of fruit set and size of berries more than self- and open-pollination.
Also, cross-pollination, in contrast to self-pollination, tends to increase the number of large seeds per berry, which results in larger berries and earlier ripening.
Because good pollination was not obtained by native insects in the Tokyo area, it was necessary to use honey bees in cross-pollination to bring the fruit set and yields up to acceptable levels.

Symposium on Vaccinium Culture in Europe

T. Tamada, S. Ishikawa, H. Iwagaki

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1977.61.42