Bee pollination services and the enhancement of fruit yield associated with seed number in self-incompatible tangelos

Santos, Ramon Silva da; Carneiro, Liedson Tavares; Santos, José Peroba de Oliveira; Silva, Mairon Moura da; Milfont, Marcelo de Oliveira; Castro, Cibele Cardoso

doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2020.109743

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“…In our study, oil tree peony set by bee-pollinated flowers had not only a higher number of seeds per fruit, but low variability of seed quantity and more homogeneous grain size between fruits, indicating a more stable pollination service. In related studies, bee pollination significantly increased fruit set and seed set, and reduced the percentage of empty and/or deformed shells rate in pear, tea-oil trees, soybean, rapeseed and tangelos [ 42 – 46 ]. In addition, the oil tree peony pods pollinated by bees naturally crack and the seeds fall off naturally, relative to control groups ( Fig 2 ).…”

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Supplementary honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) pollination enhances fruit growth rate and fruit yield in Paeonia ostii (family: Paeoniaceae)

Zhang

Sun

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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Insufficient pollination leads to low and unstable production of oil tree peony. Supplementary managed honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) in agricultural ecosystems is a common practice for addressing the problem. At this study site (N 34°38′30″ and E 112°39′43″, with an altitude of 125.5 m), we set up four pollination areas (low-density bee pollination group (LDBP), high-density bee pollination group (HDBP), blank control group (CK1) and field control group (CK2)) to examine the pollination effectiveness of different densities of honeybee supplementation on oil tree peony (Paeonia ostii). Our work demonstrated that bee-pollination increased fruit size and growth rate. On average, bee-pollinated (LDBP) plants produced 63.16% more number of seeds per plant, showed also 53.47% more weight of seeds per plant than those in CK2. Also, seeds of LDBP contained, on average, 26.15% more oil content than CK2. Kernel percent and seed oil fatty acid content, however, were unaffected (F = 1.759, p = 0.074). Compared with LDBP, weight of seeds per plant and oil content with HDBP decreased by 21.89% and 2.63%, respectively. Following the same trend, compared with LDBP, HDBP slowed fruit growth and reduced fruit size. Our results showed that insufficient pollination limits fruit set in oil tree peony, while supplementary reasonable bee density in the field for pollination is an important strategy to maximize fruit yield.

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Supplementary honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) pollination enhances fruit growth rate and fruit yield in Paeonia ostii (family: Paeoniaceae)

Zhang

Sun

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PLoS ONE

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“…However, a signi cant number of citrus varieties, including oranges but especially grapefruits and mandarins, are self-incompatible and require or bene t from cross-pollination facilitated by insects to produce fruit or to enhance the yield and quality 20,21 . Many studies conclude that cross-pollination by insect pollinators enhances fruit set, with varying degrees of dependency depending on the species and variety [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] . In addition to increased fruit set, some studies nd that insect pollination results in fruits of higher quality, with larger size, weight, and more juice quantity and sugars 24,25,31,32 .…”

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Animal pollination contributes to more than half of Citrus production

MONASTEROLO,

Ramírez-Mejía,

Cavigliasso

et al. 2024

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Animal pollination is crucial for the reproduction and economic viability of a wide range of crops. Despite the existing data, the extent to which citrus crops depend on pollinators to guarantee fruit production still needs to be determined. Here, we described the composition of flower visitors in citrus (Citrus spp.) from the main growing areas of Argentina; moreover, we combined Bayesian models and empirical simulations to assess the contribution of animal pollination on fruit set and yield ha− 1 in different species and cultivars of lemon, grapefruit, mandarin, and orange in the same regions. Honeybee (A. mellifera L.) was the most commonly observed visitor, followed by a diverse group of insects, mainly native bees. Regardless of citrus species and cultivars, the probability of flowers setting fruit in pollinated flowers was 2.4 times higher than unpollinated flowers. Furthermore, our simulations showed that about 60% of the citrus yield ha− 1 can be attributable to animal pollination across all species and cultivars. Therefore, it is crucial to maintain environments that support pollinator diversity and increase consumer and to producer awareness and demand in order to ensure the significant benefits of animal pollination in citrus production.

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“…Despite its massive seed production, studies in the native range of the United States have shown that C. lanceolata is self-incompatible, meaning it is unable to self-fertilize (Smith 1976). As a result, such self-incompatible species require crossfertilization and are obligately dependent on vector-mediated pollination for seed production (da Santos et al 2021). Previous studies have indicated that the self-incompatibility levels of alien plant species may vary between their native and introduced ranges, due to the evolutionary changes during invasion (Newbigin & Uyenoyama 2005;Barrett et al 2008).…”

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Floral scent and pollination of the invasive plant Coreopsis lanceolata in Japan

Arifin

Okamoto

2023

J Poll Ecol

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The invasive plant Coreopsis lanceolata threatens ecosystems in Japan by competing for resources with native plants. This species is self-incompatible and requires pollinator agents for seed production; however, it is known to produce many seeds. Here, we document the pollination biology and plant-pollinator interactions that facilitate seed production of C. lanceolata in the introduced range. Results revealed that C. lanceolata attracted a wide array of floral visitors comprising 60 species from 20 families. Although most floral visitors could be potential pollinators, the functional groups of halictid bees appeared to be the most important pollinators of C. lanceolata in terms of visitation frequency and the ability to carry pollen. The floral scent emission of C. lanceolata consists predominantly of monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, and benzenoids. Furthermore, the mean seed set was nearly 30% of the ovule mean. Our study confirmed that in the introduced range in Japan, C. lanceolata is integrated into the local pollinator community, especially with the functional group of halictid bees involved in the reproductive success.

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Bee pollination services and the enhancement of fruit yield associated with seed number in self-incompatible tangelos

Cited by 10 publications

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Supplementary honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) pollination enhances fruit growth rate and fruit yield in Paeonia ostii (family: Paeoniaceae)

Supplementary honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) pollination enhances fruit growth rate and fruit yield in Paeonia ostii (family: Paeoniaceae)

Animal pollination contributes to more than half of Citrus production

Floral scent and pollination of the invasive plant Coreopsis lanceolata in Japan

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