Paper Title :Pollination Efficiency of Persea Americanacv. Hass by European Honey Bee and Asiatic Honey Bee in Chiang Mai Province
Author :Panatda Buaban, Yaowaluk Chanbang, Ninat Buawangpong
Article Citation :Panatda Buaban ,Yaowaluk Chanbang ,Ninat Buawangpong ,
(2018 ) " Pollination Efficiency of Persea Americanacv. Hass by European Honey Bee and Asiatic Honey Bee in Chiang Mai Province " ,
International Journal of Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJASEAT) ,
pp. 16-20,
Volume-6, Issue-4, Spl. Iss-1
Abstract : Insect pollinating species, especially bees as well as other flower-visiting Hymenoptera (Aculeata), are believed
to be among the most ecologically and economically valuable insects. However, recent evidence for declines in both wild
bee populations and severe annual honeybee colony losses on a global scale have caused for much concern. Numerous
different insect species are responsible for the pollination of avocados (Persea americana) whereby the honeybee plays a
major role as a pollinator. The aim of this study was to investigate the pollination efficiency of the Asiatic honey bee (Apis
cerana F.) and the European honey bee(Apis mellifera L.) for avocados. Here we applied a completely randomized design
(CRD) for three treatments as follows: 1) Cage with Asiatic honey bee, 2) Cage with European honey bee and 3) Control
uncaged with domestic pollinators. To assess the pollination efficiency we recorded the honeybee flight behavior, the total
number of fruits set, the quality of avocados. Our results indicated that there was a significant difference (P<0.05) among the
Asiatic honeybees and the other treatment groups, with A. ceranashowing the highest rate of flight. The number of avocado
fruits fertilized by A. cerana and A. mellifera was not significant difference. Trends of fertilization by pollination showed
greater fruit number than by less pollinators in the open condition (P<0.05). The quality of avocados was significantly higher
in the honeybee treatments when compared to the domestic pollinators(P<0.05).Our results showed that Hass avocado in
Mae Wang district, Chiang Mai, Thailand required adequate number of honey bee for pollination to get higher number of
fruit set due to the limitation of domestic pollinators.
Keywords - Avocado, Apis cerana, Apis mellifera, pollinators, fruit set
Type : Research paper
Published : Volume-6, Issue-4, Spl. Iss-1
DOIONLINE NO - IJASEAT-IRAJ-DOIONLINE-14322
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