Pollination Services of Mango Flower Pollinators. Issue 1 (5th August 2015)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- Pollination Services of Mango Flower Pollinators. Issue 1 (5th August 2015)
- Main Title:
- Pollination Services of Mango Flower Pollinators
- Authors:
- Huda, A. Nurul
Salmah, M. R. Che
Hassan, A. Abu
Hamdan, A.
Razak, M. N. Abdul - Abstract:
- Abstract : Measuring wild pollinator services in agricultural production is very important in the context of sustainable management. In this study, we estimated the contribution of native pollinators to mango fruit set production of two mango cultivars Mangifera indica (L). cv. 'Sala' and 'Chok Anan'. Visitation rates of pollinators on mango flowers and number of pollen grains adhering to their bodies determined pollinator efficiency for reproductive success of the crop. Chok Anan failed to produce any fruit set in the absence of pollinators. In natural condition, we found that Sala produced 4.8% fruit set per hermaphrodite flower while Chok Anan produced 3.1% per flower. Hand pollination tremendously increased fruit set of naturally pollinated flower for Sala (>100%), but only 33% for Chok Anan. Pollinator contribution to mango fruit set was estimated at 53% of total fruit set production. Our results highlighted the importance of insect pollinations in mango production. Large size flies Eristalinus spp. and Chrysomya spp. were found to be effective pollen carriers and visited more mango flowers compared with other flower visitors.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of insect science. Volume 15:Issue 1(2015)
- Journal:
- Journal of insect science
- Issue:
- Volume 15:Issue 1(2015)
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- Volume 15, Issue 1 (2015)
- Year:
- 2015
- Volume:
- 15
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2015-0015-0001-0000
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- Publication Date:
- 2015-08-05
- Subjects:
- fruit set -- visitation rate -- mango -- pollinator efficiency -- ant -- fly.
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http://www.oxfordjournals.org/en/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1093/jisesa/iev090 ↗
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- 1536-2442
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