Strategic use of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) to increase the number and size of fruits in kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa)
Fruit size in kiwifruit depends mainly on the number of seeds or fertilized ovules. Pollination by wind is not enough to obtain a fruit size accepted by the market, so it is necessary to perform this practice by means of bees and/or artificially. Since there are controversies regarding the efficienc...
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| author | David, Maria Angela Sanchez, Enrique Eduardo Martinez, Analia Noelia Murillo, Natalia Lorena Marcellán, Olga Atela, Osvaldo Palacio, María Alejandra |
| author_browse | Atela, Osvaldo David, Maria Angela Marcellán, Olga Martinez, Analia Noelia Murillo, Natalia Lorena Palacio, María Alejandra Sanchez, Enrique Eduardo |
| author_facet | David, Maria Angela Sanchez, Enrique Eduardo Martinez, Analia Noelia Murillo, Natalia Lorena Marcellán, Olga Atela, Osvaldo Palacio, María Alejandra |
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| description | Fruit size in kiwifruit depends mainly on the number of seeds or fertilized ovules. Pollination by wind is not enough to obtain a fruit size accepted by the market, so it is necessary to perform this practice by means of bees and/or artificially. Since there are controversies regarding the efficiency of each practice, the objective of this study was to determine the effect of pollination with honey bees, artificial-hand pollination and the combination of both methods, on fruit set at harvest, fruit size (length, minor and major diameter, weight), number of seeds, maturity and internal quality indexes (color, firmness, soluble solids content, dry matter, titratable acidity). The trial took place in the 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 seasons on a ‘Hayward’ kiwifruit orchard located in Miramar, in the southeast of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Treatments were applied in three uniform canes on 9 vines. Honey bee and combined pollination treatments showed a better fruit set at harvest (24.6% and 18.5% higher, respectively) compared to artificial-hand pollination. Also, the fruits originated from honey bee pollinated flowers and the combined treatment had higher length (4.8% and 5.4%), major diameter (5.5% and 5.7%), minor diameter (2.9% and 3.5%), weight (14.6% and 15.3%) and number of seeds (11.6% and 10.4%) with respect to those obtained by artificial-hand pollination. No significant differences were detected between treatments for maturity/quality indexes at harvest. Pollination with honey bees and the combined method were the most efficient. These results indicate that proper management of honey bees for kiwifruit pollination improves yield without affecting maturity, and preserving fruit quality indexes. |
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| spelling | INTA117332022-04-26T11:10:45Z Strategic use of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) to increase the number and size of fruits in kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa) David, Maria Angela Sanchez, Enrique Eduardo Martinez, Analia Noelia Murillo, Natalia Lorena Marcellán, Olga Atela, Osvaldo Palacio, María Alejandra Abeja Melífera Polinización Polinización Artificial Kiwi (fruta) Actinidia Chinensis Honey Bees Pollination Artificial Pollination Kiwifruits Fruit size in kiwifruit depends mainly on the number of seeds or fertilized ovules. Pollination by wind is not enough to obtain a fruit size accepted by the market, so it is necessary to perform this practice by means of bees and/or artificially. Since there are controversies regarding the efficiency of each practice, the objective of this study was to determine the effect of pollination with honey bees, artificial-hand pollination and the combination of both methods, on fruit set at harvest, fruit size (length, minor and major diameter, weight), number of seeds, maturity and internal quality indexes (color, firmness, soluble solids content, dry matter, titratable acidity). The trial took place in the 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 seasons on a ‘Hayward’ kiwifruit orchard located in Miramar, in the southeast of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Treatments were applied in three uniform canes on 9 vines. Honey bee and combined pollination treatments showed a better fruit set at harvest (24.6% and 18.5% higher, respectively) compared to artificial-hand pollination. Also, the fruits originated from honey bee pollinated flowers and the combined treatment had higher length (4.8% and 5.4%), major diameter (5.5% and 5.7%), minor diameter (2.9% and 3.5%), weight (14.6% and 15.3%) and number of seeds (11.6% and 10.4%) with respect to those obtained by artificial-hand pollination. No significant differences were detected between treatments for maturity/quality indexes at harvest. Pollination with honey bees and the combined method were the most efficient. These results indicate that proper management of honey bees for kiwifruit pollination improves yield without affecting maturity, and preserving fruit quality indexes. EEA Balcarce Fil: David, María Angela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: Yommi, Alejandra Karina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: Sánchez, Enrique Eduardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: Martínez, Analía Noelia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: Murillo, Natalia Lorena. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Agencia de Extensión Rural Otamendi; Argentina. Fil: Murillo, Natalia Lorena. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Marcellán, Olga. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Atela, Osvaldo. Cabaña Apiario Pedro J. Bover; Argentina. Fil: Palacio, María Alejandra. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: Palacio, María Alejandra. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. 2022-04-26T11:06:41Z 2022-04-26T11:06:41Z 2022-02 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/11733 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S116103012100191X 1161-0301 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2021.126420 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PE-E1-I010-001/2019-PE-E1-I010-001/AR./Intensificación sostenible de las cadenas frutícolas info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Elsevier European Journal of Agronomy 133 : 126420 (February 2022) |
| spellingShingle | Abeja Melífera Polinización Polinización Artificial Kiwi (fruta) Actinidia Chinensis Honey Bees Pollination Artificial Pollination Kiwifruits David, Maria Angela Sanchez, Enrique Eduardo Martinez, Analia Noelia Murillo, Natalia Lorena Marcellán, Olga Atela, Osvaldo Palacio, María Alejandra Strategic use of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) to increase the number and size of fruits in kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa) |
| title | Strategic use of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) to increase the number and size of fruits in kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa) |
| title_full | Strategic use of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) to increase the number and size of fruits in kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa) |
| title_fullStr | Strategic use of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) to increase the number and size of fruits in kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strategic use of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) to increase the number and size of fruits in kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa) |
| title_short | Strategic use of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) to increase the number and size of fruits in kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa) |
| title_sort | strategic use of honey bees apis mellifera l to increase the number and size of fruits in kiwifruit actinidia chinensis var deliciosa |
| topic | Abeja Melífera Polinización Polinización Artificial Kiwi (fruta) Actinidia Chinensis Honey Bees Pollination Artificial Pollination Kiwifruits |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/11733 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S116103012100191X https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2021.126420 |
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