Ecological Role of the Insect Pollinators in Seed Yield of Cross Pollinated Sesamum indicum from West Bengal, India

Bhowmik, Biswanath; Chakraborti, Udipta; Bhadra, Kakali

doi:10.21276/ambi.2018.05.2.ra06

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“…From the present study, it was observed that cropspecific technologies like the installation of bee hives in the mustard field increased the yield of mustard and similar results have also been reported in the studies conducted by Bhowmik et al (2014) and Nagpal et al (2017). Designed crop pollination strategies were found to be preferred and effective strategies with respect to other input-use-based crop productivity enhancement strategies.…”

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Impact of Crop-specific Technologies and Organic Growth Stimulants on Mustard, Black Gram and Green Gram in Sundarban area of West Bengal

Ghosal

Sahu

2022

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The gap between actual and potential crop production can be minimized by maintaining plant health, which needs crop-specific technology interventions. On-farm trials were conducted during 2017-18 and 2018-19 in the farmers' fields in the Sundarbans to study the impact of crop-specific technologies on crop yields. The yield of mustard can be increased by about 47% with the installation of Apis mellifera bee hives @ 3 ha -1 while it was about 40% in the case of A. cerena type @ 5 ha -1 . A considerable increase (30.17% and 20.90%) in pod setting was recorded via the installation of mellifera bee hive and cerena type, respectively. Spraying of panchagavya @ 5%, sasyagavya @ 5%, and dasaparni @ 1% at 30 days after sowing (DAS) onwards at 15 days intervals, in alternate application with 600 L ha -1 of jeevamrit as soil application at 30 DAS boosted the plant growth attributing characters in black gram. The same treatment recorded the highest yield of blackgram (0.95 t ha -1 ), lowest infestation of pod borer (8.6%) and lowest powdery mildew infestation (21.20%). Application of beejamrit for seed bio-priming and 5% jeevamrit at 30 and 45 DAS as spray and soil application @ 600 L ha -1 also showed potential results with 30% increased yield of black gram over existing farmers' practices. The integrated approach consisting of the application of Trichoderma viride enriched cow dung @ 750 kg ha -1 , seed treatment with carboxin 17.5% + thiram 17.5% @ 3 mL kg -1 seed, installation of pheromone trap @ 30 ha -1 and need-based spot application of neemastra @ 3% resulted in highest seed yield of greengram (0.94 t ha -1 ) and B:C ratio (3.38) followed by chemical management (0.93 t ha -1 , 3.23).

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Section: Mustardsupporting

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Impact of Crop-specific Technologies and Organic Growth Stimulants on Mustard, Black Gram and Green Gram in Sundarban area of West Bengal

Ghosal

Sahu

2022

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“…In addition, mustard oil is utilized in the tanning, hair oil, medication, soap, and vegetable ghee preparation industries. Mustard seeds range in oil content from 37 to 49% (Bhowmik et al, 2014) [1] . Because it contains two essential fatty acids, linoleic and linolenic, and has the least amount of harmful saturated fatty acids of any edible oil, rapeseedmustard oil that is available in India is superior nutritionally to many other edible oils.…”

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To study the effect of integrated weed management on growth and yield on Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.)

Pal,

Tiwari

et al. 2024

Int. J. Res. Agron.

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A field experiment was conducted during rabi season of 2023-24 on loamy sand of in the rural area of Kanpur district of Mandhana, located 10 km from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh To study the effect of integrated weed management on growth and yield on Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.)".The soil was normal in pH of 7.60, electrical conductivity (EC) of 0.25 dSm-1, organic carbon content of 0.44%, and available nutrients including nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) at levels of 216.20, 19.13, and 149.20 kg ha -1 , respectively. The experiment was laid out during Rabi season of 2023-24. The experiment consisted of 15 treatment combinations, was laid out in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications.

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“…Indian mustard, Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss., commonly referred to as sarson or rai (Hindi) is the oldest cultivated dicotyledonous angiosperm plant belonging to Brassicaceae or Cruciferae family which is generally pollinated by insects (Bhowmik, Mitra, & Bhadra, 2014). It is the world's second-largest oilseed crop after groundnut with its distribution in China, Canada, India, Australia, France, Germany, United Kingdom, etc.…”

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Studies on Insect Pollinator Fauna and Behaviour of Honeybees in Indian Mustard, [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss]

Bijarniya,

Yadav,

Jangir

2024

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Understanding honeybee foraging behaviour optimizes pollinator usage, increasing crop yield, quality, and ecosystem biodiversity, benefiting mustard and other crops. The present investigations were carried out in the experimental field of mustard crop and the apiary at RVSKVV- Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Morena, Madhya Pradesh, during 2021-22. Results revealed that a total of 36 species belonging to 8 orders viz., Hymenoptera (12), Diptera (9), Lepidoptera (6), Coleoptera (3), Hemiptera (2), Orthoptera (2), Neuroptera (1) and Odonata (1). The comparative mean abundance among the various bees appearing on mustard flowers revealed that Apis mellifera (15.29 bees/m2/5 min) was the predominant visitor followed by A. dorsata (11.57 bees/m2/5 min) and A. cerana indica (6.81 bees/m2/5 min. It was found that A. mellifera, A. dorsata and A. indica constituted 45.40, 34.37 and 20.23 per cent, respectively. The maximum mean foraging speed during different day hours varied from 3.33 to 8.66 seconds for A. cerana indica 1200 hrs to 1600 hrs, respectively and for A. mellifera it varied from 1.46 to 3.66 seconds at 1800 hrs to 1400 hrs, respectively. Additionally, the highest mean foraging rate during different day hours varied from 10.71 to 21.43 flowers visited/min for A. mellifera during 1800 to 1200 hrs, respectively and the mean foraging rate was lowest for A. cerana indica varied from 5.14 to 12.29 flowers visited/min during 1800 to 1200 hrs, respectively

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Ecological Role of the Insect Pollinators in Seed Yield of Cross Pollinated Sesamum indicum from West Bengal, India

Cited by 13 publications

References 6 publications

Impact of Crop-specific Technologies and Organic Growth Stimulants on Mustard, Black Gram and Green Gram in Sundarban area of West Bengal

Impact of Crop-specific Technologies and Organic Growth Stimulants on Mustard, Black Gram and Green Gram in Sundarban area of West Bengal

To study the effect of integrated weed management on growth and yield on Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.)

Studies on Insect Pollinator Fauna and Behaviour of Honeybees in Indian Mustard, [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. and Coss]

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