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Associationobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Volatile changes significantly influenced bee foraging behavior.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
Interactor: M. quadrifasciataMelipona quadrifasciatae0pollinator
Outcome: foraging behaviour of M. quadrifasciatae0

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“these changes in volatile emissions influenced the foraging behaviour of M. quadrifasciata significantly”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1220–1324

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“cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 778–818

Title

Beneath the blooms: Unearthing the effect of rhizospheric bacteria on floral signals and pollinator preferences

Diego M. Magalhães; André L. Lourenção; José Maurício S. Bento Plant Cell & Environment 2023. doi:10.1111/pce.14771

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Intervention effect PGPR inoculation increased tomato flower number.
Intervention effect PGPR inoculation enhanced floral volatile emission.
Intervention effect Flower biomass and pollen levels were higher in all studied tomato species except S. peruvianum.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Colony maintenance activities of Melipona quadrifasciata were unevenly distributed over the day inside and outside the greenhouse.

Taxon: Lycopersicon esculentumSolanum lycopersicumt0
Interactor: Melipona quadrifasciataMelipona quadrifasciatae1pollinator
Outcome: vital activities of colony maintenancee2
Qualifier: unevenly throughout the daye2

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e1
“evaluate the adaptation of Melipona quadrifasciata Lepeletier, 1836 in a greenhouse of Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. for its potential use in pollinating this crop”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 248–411

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“The vital activities of colony maintenance were performed unevenly throughout the day inside and outside the greenhouse”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 723–842

t0
“a Greenhouse of Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 75–127

Title

Colony Performance of Melipona quadrifasciata (Hymenoptera, Meliponina) in a Greenhouse of Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae)

Bruno Ferreira Bartelli; Alexandre Oliveira Resende Santos; Fernanda Helena Nogueira-Ferreira Sociobiology 2014. doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v61i1.60-67

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Confinement in the greenhouse decreased the daily foraging period of Melipona quadrifasciata.

Taxon: Lycopersicon esculentumSolanum lycopersicumt0
Treatment: confinemente3
Interactor: Melipona quadrifasciataMelipona quadrifasciatae1pollinator
Outcome: daily period of foraginge3
Direction: decreasede3

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e1
“evaluate the adaptation of Melipona quadrifasciata Lepeletier, 1836 in a greenhouse of Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. for its potential use in pollinating this crop”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 248–411

e3
“with confinement the daily period of foraging decreased”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 848–903

t0
“a Greenhouse of Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 75–127

Title

Colony Performance of Melipona quadrifasciata (Hymenoptera, Meliponina) in a Greenhouse of Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae)

Bruno Ferreira Bartelli; Alexandre Oliveira Resende Santos; Fernanda Helena Nogueira-Ferreira Sociobiology 2014. doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v61i1.60-67

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Melipona quadrifasciata workers started collecting pollen from the flowers after about six months in the greenhouse.

Taxon: Lycopersicon esculentumSolanum lycopersicumt0
Interactor: Melipona quadrifasciataMelipona quadrifasciatae1pollinator
Outcome: collecting pollen from the flowerse4
Value: after approximately six monthse4

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e1
“evaluate the adaptation of Melipona quadrifasciata Lepeletier, 1836 in a greenhouse of Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. for its potential use in pollinating this crop”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 248–411

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“bees started collecting pollen from the flowers after approximately six months”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 908–986

t0
“a Greenhouse of Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 75–127

Title

Colony Performance of Melipona quadrifasciata (Hymenoptera, Meliponina) in a Greenhouse of Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae)

Bruno Ferreira Bartelli; Alexandre Oliveira Resende Santos; Fernanda Helena Nogueira-Ferreira Sociobiology 2014. doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v61i1.60-67

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Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultnegativebasis n/a

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Difficulty of workers in orienting to and identifying flowers was attributed to greenhouse cover effects on light.

Taxon: Lycopersicon esculentumSolanum lycopersicumt0
Interactor: Melipona quadrifasciataMelipona quadrifasciatae1pollinator
Outcome: orienting to and identifying flowerse5
Qualifier: sunlight diffusion and blockage of ultraviolet radiation caused by the cover on the greenhousee5

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e1
“evaluate the adaptation of Melipona quadrifasciata Lepeletier, 1836 in a greenhouse of Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. for its potential use in pollinating this crop”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 248–411

e5
“The difficulty in orienting to and identifying flowers by the workers was attributed to sunlight diffusion and blockage of ultraviolet radiation caused by the cover on the greenhouse”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 988–1170

t0
“a Greenhouse of Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 75–127

Title

Colony Performance of Melipona quadrifasciata (Hymenoptera, Meliponina) in a Greenhouse of Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae)

Bruno Ferreira Bartelli; Alexandre Oliveira Resende Santos; Fernanda Helena Nogueira-Ferreira Sociobiology 2014. doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v61i1.60-67

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Bee-visited tomato flowers produced about 47% more seeds.

Taxon: Solanum lycopersicum L.Solanum lycopersicumt0
Treatment: visited by M. quadrifasciata workerse0
Interactor: M. quadrifasciataMelipona quadrifasciatae0pollinator
Outcome: seedse0
Direction: moree0
Value: about 47%e0

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“Tomatoes originating from flowers visited by M. quadrifasciata workers produced about 47% more seeds”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1004–1104

t0
“Solanum lycopersicum L.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 114–137

Title

Pollination Services Provided by Melipona quadrifasciata Lepeletier (Hymenoptera: Meliponini) in Greenhouses with Solanum lycopersicum L. (Solanaceae)

Bruno Ferreira Bartelli; Fernanda Helena Nogueira-Ferreira Sociobiology 2014. doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v61i4.510-516

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Intervention effect Bee-visited tomato flowers yielded fruit with approximately 14% higher sugar concentration.
Recommendation The authors suggest using M. quadrifasciata for tomato pollination to improve fruit quality.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Bee-visited tomato flowers yielded fruit with approximately 14% higher sugar concentration.

Taxon: Solanum lycopersicum L.Solanum lycopersicumt0
Treatment: visited by M. quadrifasciata workerse0
Interactor: M. quadrifasciataMelipona quadrifasciatae0pollinator
Outcome: concentration of sugare0
Direction: highere0
Value: approximately 14%e0

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e0
“Tomatoes originating from flowers visited by M. quadrifasciata workers produced about 47% more seeds and their concentration of sugar was approximately 14% higher”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1004–1166

t0
“Solanum lycopersicum L.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 114–137

Title

Pollination Services Provided by Melipona quadrifasciata Lepeletier (Hymenoptera: Meliponini) in Greenhouses with Solanum lycopersicum L. (Solanaceae)

Bruno Ferreira Bartelli; Fernanda Helena Nogueira-Ferreira Sociobiology 2014. doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v61i4.510-516

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Intervention effect Bee-visited tomato flowers produced about 47% more seeds.
Recommendation The authors suggest using M. quadrifasciata for tomato pollination to improve fruit quality.

Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivebasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

The authors suggest using M. quadrifasciata for tomato pollination to improve fruit quality.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
Interactor: M. quadrifasciataMelipona quadrifasciatae0pollinator
Outcome: using M. quadrifasciata for tomato pollinatione0

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e0
“using M. quadrifasciata for tomato pollination shows promise, since positive effects were generated on fruit quality”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1195–1311

Title

Pollination Services Provided by Melipona quadrifasciata Lepeletier (Hymenoptera: Meliponini) in Greenhouses with Solanum lycopersicum L. (Solanaceae)

Bruno Ferreira Bartelli; Fernanda Helena Nogueira-Ferreira Sociobiology 2014. doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v61i4.510-516

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Intervention effect Bee-visited tomato flowers produced about 47% more seeds.
Intervention effect Bee-visited tomato flowers yielded fruit with approximately 14% higher sugar concentration.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

M. quadrifasciata pollinated greenhouse tomatoes more efficiently than honey bees.

Taxon: tomatoesSolanum lycopersicume0
Treatment: M. quadrifasciatae0
Interactor: M. quadrifasciataMelipona quadrifasciatae0pollinator
Second interactor: honey beesApinaee0pollinator
Outcome: pollinating greenhouse tomatoese0
Direction: more efficiente0
Comparator: honey beese0

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“The stingless bee, M. quadrifasciata, was significantly more efficient than honey bees in pollinating greenhouse tomatoes.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1183–1305

Title

Pollination of tomatoes by the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata and the honey bee Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

S.A. Bispo dos Santos; A.C. Roselino; M. Hrncir; et al. Genetics and Molecular Research 2009. doi:10.4238/vol8-2kerr015

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Observation Open tomato flowers hosted 253 Chrysomelidae.
Observation Open tomato flowers hosted 17 Halictidae.
Observation Open tomato flowers hosted one Paratrigona sp.
Observation Open tomato flowers hosted one honey bee.
Intervention effect The stingless bee greenhouse produced the most tomatoes, 1414.
Intervention effect The stingless bee greenhouse had the heaviest and largest tomatoes.
Intervention effect The stingless bee greenhouse produced tomatoes with the most seeds.
Intervention effect Honey bee greenhouse fruits matched one control greenhouse in weight and size.

Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivebasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

Melipona quadrifasciata is considered a suitable tomato pollinator when sufficient fertile pollen is available.

Taxon: tomatoesSolanum lycopersicume0
Interactor: M. quadrifasciataMelipona quadrifasciatae0pollinator
Outcome: suitable pollinatore0
Qualifier: if sufficient amounts of fertile pollen are providede0

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“M. quadrifasciata can be used as a suitable pollinator of tomatoes if sufficient amounts of fertile pollen are provided”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1373–1492

Title

Effects of pollination by Melipona quadrifasciata (Hymenoptera: Apidae) on tomatoes in protected culture

Mitsuharu Hikawa; Ryoichi Miyanaga Applied Entomology and Zoology 2009. doi:10.1303/aez.2009.301

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Melipona quadrifasciata 18 claims

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