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https://doi.org/10.5513/JCEA01/26.4.4511
Main pollinators of haskap (Lonicera caerulea: Caprifoliaceae) and the effect of different controlled methods of pollination on fruit set
Marian HÝBL
; Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, CAS Branisovska 31, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Aleš VLÁDEK
; Department of Zoology, Fisheries, Hydrobiology and Apiculture, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Antonín PŘIDAL
; Department of Zoology, Fisheries, Hydrobiology and Apiculture, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Milan KOBES
; Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Studentska 1668, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Jan ŠIPOŠ
; Department of Zoology, Fisheries, Hydrobiology and Apiculture, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Ondřej POLÁK
; Department of Crop Science, Breeding and Plant Medicine, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Štěpán RYBA
; Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Studentska 1668, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Petr MRÁZ
; Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Studentska 1668, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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Sažetak
The fruit set of haskap is dependent on optimal pollination. Thus, the focus of this study was the effect of pollination in haskap (varieties Viola, Gerda, and Sinnaja ptica). The study aimed to verify the impact of different pollination methods on fruit harvest as well as identify the main bee pollinators and compare their significance. The percent fruit set, fruit weight, number of seeds per fruit, and percent fruit set in time order were compared for four treatments: free pollination, self-pollination, cross-pollination, and no manipulation. In general, the observed production parameters were better under the free pollination treatment. As the cross-pollination method was unable to maximise the fruit set and improve other production parameters, it is clear haskap has an entomophilous character. This proves that there is an obscure effect of pollinators on the effectiveness of pollination in haskap. The results regarding haskap bee pollinators suggest a preference by long-tongued bees belonging to Bombus spp. and Apis mellifera, even though short-tongued species of solitary bees were dominant in the haskaps’ vicinity. Based on our results, Bombus spp. is the most suitable pollinator in Central European conditions. Other experiments have to be conducted to further clarify the reasons for low haskap productivity under isolation with cross-pollination.
Ključne riječi
honeysuckle; hand pollination; Apis mellifera; Bombus spp.
Hrčak ID:
342053
URI
Datum izdavanja:
19.12.2025.
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