Quantity and Quality of Cucumber Fruit Resulted From Various Methods of Pollination

Abstract

[Kuantitas dan kualitas buah mentimun dari berbagai metode penyerbukan]. Metode penyerbukan mentimun yang berbeda dapat menyebabkan efektivitas yang berbeda dalam pembentukan buah dan, pada gilirannya, menentukan hasil akhir dan kualitas buah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membandingkan pengaruh penyerbukan oleh lebah T. laeviceps dan serangga penyerbuk lainnya terhadap produksi tanaman mentimun. Perlakuan yang dilakukan yaitu penyerbukan terbuka dengan bantuan T. laeviceps dan serangga penyerbuk liar, penyerbukan dengan bantuan manusia, dan penyerbukan oleh angin. Indikator yang diamati meliputi kuantitas dan kualitas hasil panen termasuk umur simpan buah. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penyerbukan terbuka dapat meningkatkan persentase pembentukan buah, kenormalan, panjang, diameter, berat, dan jumlah biji. Namun, pada penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa penyerbukan tidak mempengaruhi umur simpan buah mentimun.

Effect of abamectin and profenofos insecticide on stingless bee, Tetragonula laeviceps Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)

“…Cucumber plants with bee pollination can increase fruit set success by 53.93%, human-assisted pollination produces 46.79% of fruit, and wind pollination produces 11.43% of fruit from all flowers. This shows that pollination with the help of bees can increase the quality and quantity of fruit [4].…”

Detection of imidacloprid and deltamethrin pesticide residues in honey produced by Apis mellifera and Tetragonula laeviceps

“…Bee pollination can help the formation of higher fruit and seeds. Zidni et al [1] and Mubin et al [2] stated that pollination on tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers can increase pollination 4-5 times compared to pollination by wind. The impact of the presence of bee insects on strawberries, increasing the quantity of production, is also known to improve the quality of the fruit produced, such as increasing the redness, sugar-acid-ratio, and the stature and shelf life of the fruit [16,17].…”

“…Bees are extraordinary providers of ecosystem services, namely pollinators [1,2]. In addition to acting as pollinating insects, bees also have other economic values by producing natural products such as honey, propolis, and beeswax.…”

The Toxicity Test of Synthetic Insecticides on Tetragonula laeviceps (Apidae: Meliponini)

“…T. laeviceps bee was known to have the potential to increase the production of several agricultural commodities, such as tomatoes (Indraswari et al 2016), kabocha (Putra et al 2017), chayote (A'yunin et al al. 2019), melons (Bahlis et al 2021), and cucumbers (Zidni et al 2021).…”

“…The morphology of cucumber flowers, which are bell-shaped, yellow in color, and contain nectar and pollen, cause bees' attraction to them (Agussalim et al 2017). Research by Zidni et al (2021) showed that pollination by bees T. laeviceps on cucumber plants increased production yield (fruit set), percentage fruit normality, fruit size and weight, and seed set.…”