Claim · model-written summary
The authors judged M. bocandei the most efficient cucumber pollinator tested.
- Taxon
- cucumber
Cucumis sativuse0 - Interactor
- M. bocandei
Meliponula bocandeie0pollinator - Outcome
- most efficient cucumber pollinatore0
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Verbatim
e0“M. bocandei was the most efficient cucumber pollinator of all species tested”
Title
Nkoba Kiatoko; Maria I. Pozo; Annette Van Oystaeyen; et al. Journal of Apicultural Research 2022. doi:10.1080/00218839.2021.2013421
Other claims from this paper (12)
- Observation Honey bees and D. schmidti began foraging when introduced.
- Observation M. lendliana and M. togoensis had the longest foraging delay.
- Observation Most species collected nectar and pollen.
- Observation M. bocandei specialized in nectar collection.
- Observation H. gribodoi and M. togoensis specialized in pollen collection.
- Observation African honey bees made the shortest flower visits.
- Observation H. gribodoi and D. schmidti had roughly twice the probing time.
- Observation Most stingless bee species had fewer foragers per hour than honey bees, except D. schmidti.
- Observation Pollination by four named bees yielded around 90% seed germination.
- Observation Pollination by three named bees yielded around 30% seed germination.
- Observation Four pollinator groups produced fruits with the highest sugar content and the same solid content as hand cross pollination.
- Observation M. bocandei pollination produced the largest and heaviest cucumber fruits and highest seed numbers.