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http://dx.doi.org/10.11625/KJOA.2016.24.4.759

The Influence of Insect Pollination and Artificial Pollination on Fruit Quality and Economic Profit in the 'Niitaka' Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai)  

Lee, Kyeong-Yong (국립농업과학원 곤충산업과)
Yim, Sun-Hee (국립원예특작과학원 배연구소)
Seo, Ho-Jin (국립원예특작과학원 배연구소)
Kim, Sun-Young (국립농업과학원 곤충산업과)
Yoon, Hyung-Joo (국립농업과학원 곤충산업과)
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Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture / v.24, no.4, 2016 , pp. 759-771 More about this Journal
Abstract
We compared the fruit set and the quality of the 'Niitaka' pear (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai) among flowers pollinated by two bee species (Apis mellifera and Bombus terrestris) and pollinated artificial. The artificial pollination rate was 1.3 to 1.9 times higher than the bee pollination rate. Moreover, the artificially pollinated flowers produced fruit that was 5 to 10% higher in weight, 2 to 3% larger in size, and had a higher fruit shape index (L/D) than fruit pollinated by the bees. On economic analysis, net profit from insect pollinator was 93.5 to 97.1% of net profit from artificial pollination. Therefore, artificial pollination is more efficient than bee pollination in 'Niitaka' pear. However, regarding fruit quality and net profit, these results suggest that bee pollination can be an good alternative to artificial pollination in 'Niitaka' pear.
Keywords
artificial pollination; insect pollinator; pear; pollination; 'Niitaka' cultivar;
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