Claim · model-written summary
Foraging intensity of Apis mellifera was maximal in the second week of flowering.
- Taxon
- pear
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Pyrus communist0 - Interactor
- A mellifera
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Apis melliferae2pollinator - Outcome
- foraging intensitye2
- Direction
- maximume2
Verbatim
t0“Augmenting pear yield”
e2“Flowering continued for three weeks with maximum foraging intensity of A mellifera during second week”
Title
Augmenting pear yield through apis mellifera pollination
Amit Choudhary; Jaspal Singh; Ramandeep Kaur; et al. Indian Journal of Entomology 2021. doi:10.5958/0974-8172.2020.00242.4
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation Foraging intensity of Apis mellifera increased through the day, peaking at 13:00 hours.
- Intervention effect One colony placed at the orchard edge gave a higher proportion of Apis mellifera at 6 m than at 60 m (over 70% versus under 50%).
- Association Foraging intensities at 6 m and 18 m did not differ statistically.
- Association Fruit set and fruit weight did not differ statistically up to 30 m from the colony.
- Recommendation The authors recommend 3.5 Apis mellifera colonies per hectare for effective pollination of semi-soft pear cv. Punjab Beauty.
Anacardium occidentale
Centris tarsata