Abstract
Abstract Bombus griseocollis (DeGreer) was found to be the most common visitor to flowers of Lycopersicon peruvianum at Fort Collins (Larimer County) Colorado. Five other species of Bombus were less frequently observed on the flowers along with an occasional Apis mellifera L. No pollinating insects were observed visiting blossoms of L. esculentum during the entire flowering period. An efficient system to attract insect pollinators is apparently present in L. peruvianum but not in L. esculentum . We suggest that this system be transferred to L. esculentum genetically to make possible the production of inexpensive F 1 hybrid tomato seed. A strategy for accomplishing this transfer is presented. Zusammenfassung Beobachtungen über Insekten als Bestäuber bei Lycopersicon peruvianum und L. esculentum in Beziehung zur Produktion von F 1 ‐Hybridentomatensamen Die Hummel, Bombus griseocollis (DeGreer) erwies sich als haufigste Besucherin der Blüten von L. peruvianum im Gebiet von Fort Collins (Larimer County) in Colorado. 5 andere Bombus ‐Arten zeigten geringere Frequenz, ebenso die Honigbiene, Apis mellifera L. Dagegen wurden während der ganzen Blütezeit bei L. esculentum keine bestaubenden Insekten in den Blüten beobachtet. Augenscheinlich ist nur bei L. peruvianum , nicht aber bei L. esculentum ein wirksames Anlocksystem fur Bestauber entwickelt. Es wird angenommen, daß dieses System von L. esculentum genetisch übertragen wird, um die Produktion von F 1 ‐Habridentomatensamen zu ermöglichen. Eine Strategic zur Gewährleistung dieser Übertragung wird erörtert. Résumé A Fort Collins, en Colorado (conté Larimer), Bombus griseocollis (DeGreer) était le plus commune visiteur aux fleurs de Lycopersicon peruvianum . On a noté aussi la presence de cinq autres espèces de Bombus et de temps en temp un Apis mellifera L. Dans tout le temps que L. esculentum était en fleur n'acun visitation d'insect filieur a été observe. Apparenment une competent système por attirer insectes filieurs est présente en L. peruvianum et absent de L. esculentum . Nous propose un transmettre génétique de cette systeme aux L. esculentum pour proudire un F 1 hybride de tomate pepin. Un strategic pour faire cette transférer est propose.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Bombus griseocollis was the most common visitor to L. peruvianum flowers at Fort Collins.
- Taxon
- Lycopersicon peruvianumSolanum peruvianume0
- Interactor
- Bombus griseocollis
Bombus griseocollise0pollinator - Outcome
- most common visitor to flowerse0
- Setting
- Fort Collins (Larimer County) Coloradoe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Bombus griseocollis (DeGreer) was found to be the most common visitor to flowers of Lycopersicon peruvianum at Fort Collins (Larimer County) Colorado”
Claim · model-written summary
Five other Bombus species visited L. peruvianum flowers less often.
- Taxon
- Lycopersicon peruvianumSolanum peruvianumt0
- Outcome
- less frequently observed on the flowerse0
BombusOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Five other species of Bombus were less frequently observed on the flowers”
t0“Lycopersicon peruvianum and L. esculentum”
Claim · model-written summary
Apis mellifera occasionally visited L. peruvianum flowers.
- Taxon
- Lycopersicon peruvianumSolanum peruvianumt0
- Interactor
- Apis mellifera
_Apis_mellifera_(female)_-_on_viburnum_tinus_flowers.jpg?width=60)
Apis melliferae0pollinator - Outcome
- occasional Apis mellifera L.e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_Apis_mellifera_(female)_-_on_viburnum_tinus_flowers.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“an occasional Apis mellifera L.”
t0“Lycopersicon peruvianum and L. esculentum”
Claim · model-written summary
No pollinating insects visited L. esculentum blossoms during flowering.
- Taxon
- L. esculentum
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Interactor
- pollinating insectse0pollinator
- Outcome
- No pollinating insects were observed visiting blossomse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“No pollinating insects were observed visiting blossoms of L. esculentum during the entire flowering period”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors infer an efficient insect-attraction system in L. peruvianum but not L. esculentum.
- Taxon
- L. peruvianumSolanum peruvianume0
- Interactor
- insect pollinatorse0pollinator
- Outcome
- efficient system to attract insect pollinatorse0
Verbatim
e0“An efficient system to attract insect pollinators is apparently present in L. peruvianum but not in L. esculentum”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend genetically transferring that attraction system to L. esculentum for inexpensive F1 hybrid seed.
- Taxon
- L. esculentumSolanum lycopersicume0
- Outcome
- production of inexpensive F 1 hybrid tomato seede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“We suggest that this system be transferred to L. esculentum genetically to make possible the production of inexpensive F 1 hybrid tomato seed”