Claim · model-written summary
Ceratina binghami was an effective native mustard pollinator by the pollination service index.
- Taxon
- mustard (Brassica juncea)
Brassica junceat0 - Interactor
- Ceratina binghamiCeratina binghamie0pollinator
- Outcome
- effective native pollinatorse0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“mustard (Brassica juncea)”
e0“effective native pollinators (based on the pollination service index values) were Apis cerana, Apis florea, Ceratina binghami, Lasioglossum cavernifrons, and Tetragonula pagdeni.”
Title
Ujjwal Layek; Trisha Bhandari; Prakash Karmakar Scientific Reports 2026. doi:10.1038/s41598-026-54297-3
Other claims from this paper (13)
- Observation Mustard flowers opened throughout daytime and peaked from 8.00 to 10.00 h.
- Observation Nectar and pollen per spike were higher from 8.00 to 12.00 h.
- Observation Flower visitor abundance, richness and diversity were higher from 8.00 to 12.00 h.
- Observation Apis cerana was an effective native mustard pollinator by the pollination service index.
- Observation Apis florea was an effective native mustard pollinator by the pollination service index.
- Observation Lasioglossum cavernifrons was an effective native mustard pollinator by the pollination service index.
- Observation Tetragonula pagdeni was an effective native mustard pollinator by the pollination service index.
- 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 netted fields was 856.23 ± 68.23 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.