Studies on the effect of Osmia rufa L. (Apoidea, Megachilidae) on the effectiveness of pod and seed development in the subgenus Glycine
Halina Skorupska, Jerzy Nawracała, Zdzisław Wilkaniec
Abstract
Three abundantly blooming forms of Glycogen tabacina and one G. tomentella form were studied. The experiment was conducted under isolated conditions. The effect of Osmia rufa L. on the fertility of raceme flowers was studied. It was found that the G. tabacina and G. tomentella flowers were intensively penetrated by the insects. A very clear increase (3-4 fold) in pod development was observed. The results ol the experiment indicate that geitonogamic pollination has a favorable influence on the effectiveness of the blooming of the chasmogamic flowers of the studied species.
Keywords
Glycine; Osmia rufa L.; raceme fertility
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5586/asbp.1985.021
Journal ISSN:- 2083-9480 (online)
- 0001-6977 (print; ceased since 2016)
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