ISHS Acta Horticulturae 288: VI International Symposium on Pollination
POLLINATION OF SWEET PEPPER (CAPSICUM ANNUUM L.) IN GREENHOUSES BY HONEYBEES |
| Authors: | A. de Ruijter, J. van den Eijnde, J. van der Steen |
| Abstract:
The successful use of bumblebees in tomato greenhouses in the Netherlands has resulted in renewed interest in insect pollination in horticulture. Although sweet pepper is largely self pollinated and fruit setting is no problem during the summer months, fruit setting is not optimal in spring and autumn. The question was raised whether insect pollination could improve fruit setting in these seasons. In autumn 1989 and in spring 1990 experiments were carried out to compare fruit setting of sweet pepper in greenhouses with honeybees to fruit setting in greenhouses without bees. In both experiments honeybee pollination resulted in larger and heavier fruits with more seeds and in less malformed fruits. At the moment the use of honeybees for the pollination of sweet pepper has become common practice in the Netherlands. | |
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