Nectar and flower traits of different onion male sterile lines related to pollination efficiency and seed yield of F1 hybrids

Honey bees are the main pollinators of onion crops for seed production, but owing to low attractiveness of flowers, pollination is often inadequate. Pollination problems result in low seed yields. This problem is accentuated when male sterile lines (MSL) are used to produce hybrid onion seeds. In th...

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Autores principales: Soto Vargas, Verónica Carolina, Maldonado, Irma Beatriz, Gil, Raul Andres, Peralta, Iris Edith, Silva, Maria Fernanda, Galmarini, Claudio Romulo
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https://academic.oup.com/jee/article-abstract/106/3/1386/841514?redirectedFrom=fulltext
https://doi.org/10.1603/EC13096
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author Soto Vargas, Verónica Carolina
Maldonado, Irma Beatriz
Gil, Raul Andres
Peralta, Iris Edith
Silva, Maria Fernanda
Galmarini, Claudio Romulo
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Gil, Raul Andres
Maldonado, Irma Beatriz
Peralta, Iris Edith
Silva, Maria Fernanda
Soto Vargas, Verónica Carolina
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Maldonado, Irma Beatriz
Gil, Raul Andres
Peralta, Iris Edith
Silva, Maria Fernanda
Galmarini, Claudio Romulo
author_sort Soto Vargas, Verónica Carolina
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description Honey bees are the main pollinators of onion crops for seed production, but owing to low attractiveness of flowers, pollination is often inadequate. Pollination problems result in low seed yields. This problem is accentuated when male sterile lines (MSL) are used to produce hybrid onion seeds. In this study, the effect of floral attributes and nectar composition on the preference of honey bees of four MSLs and one onion open pollinated cultivar were assessed. The chemical composition of nectar was described through the analysis of sugars, trace elements, volatile organic compounds, and phenol compounds. The samples studied showed qualitative and quantitative differences in the analyzed traits of flowers and nectar among the different lines. Furthermore, field observations showed a great difference on the number of bee visits and seed yield among the onion lines analyzed. For the first time, this study demonstrates that there are marked differences in the chemical composition of nectar and floral morphology between open pollinated and MSLs and also within MSLs. In addition, these differences were correlated with the number of visits and seed yield. Therefore, it would be possible to select indirectly the most promising productive MSL using simple determinations of chemical compounds or floral morphological characters.
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spelling INTA39042023-06-16T12:35:32Z Nectar and flower traits of different onion male sterile lines related to pollination efficiency and seed yield of F1 hybrids Soto Vargas, Verónica Carolina Maldonado, Irma Beatriz Gil, Raul Andres Peralta, Iris Edith Silva, Maria Fernanda Galmarini, Claudio Romulo Cebolla Allium Cepa Polinización Néctar Híbridos Rendimiento Abeja Melífera Onions Pollination Nectar Hybrids Yields Honey Bees Honey bees are the main pollinators of onion crops for seed production, but owing to low attractiveness of flowers, pollination is often inadequate. Pollination problems result in low seed yields. This problem is accentuated when male sterile lines (MSL) are used to produce hybrid onion seeds. In this study, the effect of floral attributes and nectar composition on the preference of honey bees of four MSLs and one onion open pollinated cultivar were assessed. The chemical composition of nectar was described through the analysis of sugars, trace elements, volatile organic compounds, and phenol compounds. The samples studied showed qualitative and quantitative differences in the analyzed traits of flowers and nectar among the different lines. Furthermore, field observations showed a great difference on the number of bee visits and seed yield among the onion lines analyzed. For the first time, this study demonstrates that there are marked differences in the chemical composition of nectar and floral morphology between open pollinated and MSLs and also within MSLs. In addition, these differences were correlated with the number of visits and seed yield. Therefore, it would be possible to select indirectly the most promising productive MSL using simple determinations of chemical compounds or floral morphological characters. EEA La Consulta Fil: Soto Vargas, Verónica Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza; Argentina Fil: Maldonado, Irma Beatriz. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria La Consulta; Argentina. Fil: Gil, Raul Andres. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico San Luis. Instituto de Química de San Luis; Argentina Fil: Peralta, Iris Edith. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina Fil: Silva, Maria Fernanda. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza; Argentina Fil: Galmarini, Claudio Romulo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria La Consulta; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina 2018-11-15T14:39:43Z 2018-11-15T14:39:43Z 2013-06 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3904 https://academic.oup.com/jee/article-abstract/106/3/1386/841514?redirectedFrom=fulltext 0022-0493 1938-291X https://doi.org/10.1603/EC13096 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Entomological Society of America Journal of Economic Entomology 106 (3) : 1386–1394 (June 2013)
spellingShingle Cebolla
Allium Cepa
Polinización
Néctar
Híbridos
Rendimiento
Abeja Melífera
Onions
Pollination
Nectar
Hybrids
Yields
Honey Bees
Soto Vargas, Verónica Carolina
Maldonado, Irma Beatriz
Gil, Raul Andres
Peralta, Iris Edith
Silva, Maria Fernanda
Galmarini, Claudio Romulo
Nectar and flower traits of different onion male sterile lines related to pollination efficiency and seed yield of F1 hybrids
title Nectar and flower traits of different onion male sterile lines related to pollination efficiency and seed yield of F1 hybrids
title_full Nectar and flower traits of different onion male sterile lines related to pollination efficiency and seed yield of F1 hybrids
title_fullStr Nectar and flower traits of different onion male sterile lines related to pollination efficiency and seed yield of F1 hybrids
title_full_unstemmed Nectar and flower traits of different onion male sterile lines related to pollination efficiency and seed yield of F1 hybrids
title_short Nectar and flower traits of different onion male sterile lines related to pollination efficiency and seed yield of F1 hybrids
title_sort nectar and flower traits of different onion male sterile lines related to pollination efficiency and seed yield of f1 hybrids
topic Cebolla
Allium Cepa
Polinización
Néctar
Híbridos
Rendimiento
Abeja Melífera
Onions
Pollination
Nectar
Hybrids
Yields
Honey Bees
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3904
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https://doi.org/10.1603/EC13096
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