Claim · model-written summary
Mustard seed yield under managed stingless bees in netted fields was 856.23 ± 68.23 kg/ha.
- Taxon
- mustard (Brassica juncea)
Brassica junceat0 - Interactor
- stingless beesMeliponinie1pollinator
- Outcome
- seed yielde0
- Value
- 856.23 ± 68.23 kg/hae0
- Setting
- netted fieldse0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorDirectionQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“mustard (Brassica juncea)”
e0“the open field installation practice remained superior (seed yield: 1311.66 ± 88.12 kg/ha) to caged practices (netted fields: 856.23 ± 68.23 kg/ha and greenhouse fields: 901.86 ± 74.15 kg/ha).”
e1“The installation of Indian stingless bees in mustard fields optimised yields”
Title
Ujjwal Layek; Trisha Bhandari; Prakash Karmakar Scientific Reports 2026. doi:10.1038/s41598-026-54297-3
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- Observation Mustard pollination modes included sternotribic, noto-sternotribic and appendage mediated modes.
- Intervention effect Installing Indian stingless bees in mustard fields optimized yields.
- Observation Mustard seed yield under managed stingless bees in open field was 1311.66 ± 88.12 kg/ha.
- Observation Mustard seed yield under managed stingless bees in greenhouse fields was 901.86 ± 74.15 kg/ha.
- Recommendation Farmers are advised to use supplementary stingless bees in open field mustard cultivation.