Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest using M. quadrifasciata for tomato pollination to improve fruit quality.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Interactor
- M. quadrifasciata
Melipona quadrifasciatae0pollinator - Outcome
- using M. quadrifasciata for tomato pollinatione0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.


Verbatim
e0“using M. quadrifasciata for tomato pollination shows promise, since positive effects were generated on fruit quality”
Title
Bruno Ferreira Bartelli; Fernanda Helena Nogueira-Ferreira Sociobiology 2014. doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v61i4.510-516
Other claims from this paper (2)
- 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.