The effect of the limitation of insect pollination period on the fruit set and yield of temperate-zone fruit tree species
The duration of effective bee pollination period was limited by caging flowering branches for shorter or longer time in blooming fruit trees in a number of experiments during the past decades. In the case of self-sterile fruit species and cultivars (apples, pears, quinces, some plums, some sour cher...
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| author | P. Benedek J. Nyéki M. Soltész Z. Erdős I. Skola T. Szabó I. Amtmann F. Bakcsa G. Kocsisné Molnár Z. Vadas Z. Szabó |
| author_facet | P. Benedek J. Nyéki M. Soltész Z. Erdős I. Skola T. Szabó I. Amtmann F. Bakcsa G. Kocsisné Molnár Z. Vadas Z. Szabó |
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| description | The duration of effective bee pollination period was limited by caging flowering branches for shorter or longer time in blooming fruit trees in a number of experiments during the past decades. In the case of self-sterile fruit species and cultivars (apples, pears, quinces, some plums, some sour cherries) even partial limitation of the effective duration of bee pollination period significantly reduced the fruit set and the yield. In the case of self-fertile apricots the effect of the total and also the influence of partial limitation of bee pollination period was the same as in the case of the mentioned self-sterile fruits. On the other hand, in the case of another self-fertile fruits (some plums, some sour cherries), the effect of partial limitation of bee pollination period was usually small, but complete (or incomplete but strong) limitation of be pollination usually resulted in a strong reduction of yield. This means that not only self-sterile but also self-fertile fruits clearly depend on insect (bee) pollination. This is because pollen dehiscence of anthers and the receptive period of stigmas do not overlap in time within the individual flowers. Stigmas in self-fertile trees, therefore, need pollen carried by bees from another flowers of the same tree (or compatible pollen from another trees). Accordingly, additional bee pollination (moving bee colonies to the orchards in flower) is needed to all kinds of temperate-zone fruit tree species when bee visitation of plantations is not abundant enough for some reasons. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f00dbe72e7574320b50ac883ed6792b52022-12-22T01:38:23ZengUniversity of DebrecenInternational Journal of Horticultural Science1585-04042676-931X2000-02-016110.31421/IJHS/6/1/76The effect of the limitation of insect pollination period on the fruit set and yield of temperate-zone fruit tree speciesP. Benedek0J. Nyéki1M. Soltész2Z. Erdős3I. Skola4T. Szabó5I. Amtmann6F. Bakcsa7G. Kocsisné Molnár8Z. Vadas9Z. Szabó10West Hungarian University, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Mosonmagyaróvár, HungaryDebrecen University, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Debrecen, HungaryHighschool Faculty of Horticulture, University of Horticulture and Food Industry, Kecskemet, HungaryFruit Research Institute, Cegléd, HungaryFruit Research Institute, Cegléd, HungaryFruit Research Institute, Újfehértó, HungaryWest Hungarian University, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Mosonmagyaróvár, HungaryWest Hungarian University, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Mosonmagyaróvár, HungaryVeszprém University, Georgikon Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, H-8361 KeszthelyWest Hungarian University, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Mosonmagyaróvár, HungaryDebrecen University, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Debrecen, HungaryThe duration of effective bee pollination period was limited by caging flowering branches for shorter or longer time in blooming fruit trees in a number of experiments during the past decades. In the case of self-sterile fruit species and cultivars (apples, pears, quinces, some plums, some sour cherries) even partial limitation of the effective duration of bee pollination period significantly reduced the fruit set and the yield. In the case of self-fertile apricots the effect of the total and also the influence of partial limitation of bee pollination period was the same as in the case of the mentioned self-sterile fruits. On the other hand, in the case of another self-fertile fruits (some plums, some sour cherries), the effect of partial limitation of bee pollination period was usually small, but complete (or incomplete but strong) limitation of be pollination usually resulted in a strong reduction of yield. This means that not only self-sterile but also self-fertile fruits clearly depend on insect (bee) pollination. This is because pollen dehiscence of anthers and the receptive period of stigmas do not overlap in time within the individual flowers. Stigmas in self-fertile trees, therefore, need pollen carried by bees from another flowers of the same tree (or compatible pollen from another trees). Accordingly, additional bee pollination (moving bee colonies to the orchards in flower) is needed to all kinds of temperate-zone fruit tree species when bee visitation of plantations is not abundant enough for some reasons.https://ojs.lib.unideb.hu/IJHS/article/view/76Insect pollination periodlimitation of bee pollination periodself-sterile fruitsself-fertile fruitsapricotsour cherry |
| spellingShingle | P. Benedek J. Nyéki M. Soltész Z. Erdős I. Skola T. Szabó I. Amtmann F. Bakcsa G. Kocsisné Molnár Z. Vadas Z. Szabó The effect of the limitation of insect pollination period on the fruit set and yield of temperate-zone fruit tree species International Journal of Horticultural Science Insect pollination period limitation of bee pollination period self-sterile fruits self-fertile fruits apricot sour cherry |
| title | The effect of the limitation of insect pollination period on the fruit set and yield of temperate-zone fruit tree species |
| title_full | The effect of the limitation of insect pollination period on the fruit set and yield of temperate-zone fruit tree species |
| title_fullStr | The effect of the limitation of insect pollination period on the fruit set and yield of temperate-zone fruit tree species |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of the limitation of insect pollination period on the fruit set and yield of temperate-zone fruit tree species |
| title_short | The effect of the limitation of insect pollination period on the fruit set and yield of temperate-zone fruit tree species |
| title_sort | effect of the limitation of insect pollination period on the fruit set and yield of temperate zone fruit tree species |
| topic | Insect pollination period limitation of bee pollination period self-sterile fruits self-fertile fruits apricot sour cherry |
| url | https://ojs.lib.unideb.hu/IJHS/article/view/76 |
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