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Pollination Efficiency of Managed Bee Species (Apis mellifera and Bombus pauloensis) in Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) Productivity

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|Jun 2020

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Fig. 1

Frequency of visits at entomophilous pollination. Different letters denote significant differences among treatments (p < 0.05)
Frequency of visits at entomophilous pollination. Different letters denote significant differences among treatments (p < 0.05)

Fruit yield and quality parameters of blueberry depending on the type of pollination

ParametersAutogamyApis melliferaBombus pauloensisOpen pollinationWald test
FP
Fruit setting0.14 (±0.03) C0.80 (±0.03) A0.71 (±0.04) B0.75 (±0.04) B151.25<0.0001
Seeds per fruit1.09 (±0.11) C10.97 (±0.84) B11.73 (±0.89) B15.00 (±1.08) A157.83<0.0001
Firmness (g)183.38 (±3.73) B273.34 (±5.21) A268.13 (±5.11) A268.13 (±4.47) A55.45<0.0001
Mass of fruit (g)1.62 (±0.10) B3.19 (±0.16) A3.06 (±0.15) A3.19 (±0.14) A21.01<0.0001
Average dry matter (%)14.46 (±0.42) A14.24 (±0.41) A13.88 (±0.40) AB13.16 (±0.35) B3.490.0216
Total soluble solids (%)13.81 (±0.35) A12.69 (±0.33) B13.01 (±0.34) A12.07 (±0.31) C18.610.0001
Total acidity (%)0.62 (±0.07) A0.73 (±0.08) A0.70 (±0.08) A0.72 (±0.07) A0.490.6885
Maturity index22.09 (±2.65) A17.66 (±2.05) A18.97 (±2.21) A17.03 (±1.91) A1.420.2464
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johr-2020-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2353-3978 | Journal ISSN: 2300-5009
Language: English
Page range: 57 - 64
Submitted on: Sep 1, 2019
Accepted on: Mar 1, 2020
Published on: Jun 30, 2020
Published by: National Institute of Horticultural Research
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year

© 2020 Pablo Cavigliasso, Fernando Bello, Maria Fernanda Rivadeneira, Nicolas Oscar Monzon, Gerardo Pablo Gennari, Marina Basualdo, published by National Institute of Horticultural Research
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