ISHS Acta Horticulturae 288: VI International Symposium on Pollination
POLLINATION OF MALE-STERILE GREEN PEPPER LINE (CAPSICUM ANNUUM L.) BY HONEYBEES |
| Authors: | S. Kubišová, H. Háslbachová |
| Abstract:
The activity of honeybees on green pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) male--sterile line Sivria 600 and male-fertile line California Wonder grown under cover was high. Honeybees visited the flowers of both lines and they changed lines frequently. The number of the effective visits on the male-sterile line flowers (i.e. after coming from the male-fertile line) varied between 5 and 29. With the increasing number of visits increased the number of seeds in the pepper fruits. The production of hybrid seed was negatively influenced by the not-satisfying male-sterility of the used line Sivria 600. The amount of sugars in the nectar of one pepper flower ranged between 0.6 and 1.4 mg. | |
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