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Effect of honeybee (Apis cerana indica) pollination on seedset and yield of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)

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Title Effect of honeybee (Apis cerana indica) pollination on seedset and yield of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
 
Creator RAHMAN, A
RAHMAN, S
 
Subject buckwheat, Apis cerana indica, pollination effect
 
Description An experiment was conducted during 1993-95 to investigate the effect of honeybee (Apis cerana indica) on seed set and yield of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum L.). Buckwheat spike/plant, seeds/spike. Percentage of filled seed and weight of grain were found to be higher in bee pollinated treatment over open and self pollination. There was signigicant difference in yield in bee pollinated treatment over open and without bee pollinated treatments. The foraging activity  of A. indica showed maximum number was recorded during 15.00 to 16.00 pm having 0.8 forager on the crop.
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
Contributor —
 
Date 2013-03-11
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/28173
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 70, No 3 (2000)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/28173/12803
 
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