Role of Insect Pollinators in Fruit Setting, Economic Value of Pollination, and Pollinator Fauna on Different Commercial Mango Varieties in South Punjab Pakistan
Role of Insect Pollinators in Fruit Setting, Economic Value of Pollination, and Pollinator Fauna on Different Commercial Mango Varieties in South Punjab Pakistan
Asifa Hameed1*, Haider Karar2, Abdul Ghaffar1, Abid Hameed Khan1, Muhammad Mubashir1 and Ghulam Mustafa1
Netted trees of cultivars SB Chaunsa (A), Retaul 12 (B), and Sindhri (C).
Inflorescence of cultivars Retaul-12 (A), SB Chaunsa (B) and Sindhri (C).
Fruit setting had a seasonal response in mangoes.
Effect of netting on fruit setting in different cultivars of mangoes.
Average fruit set per inflorescence in netted tree vs open tree on different varieties of mangoes.
Abundance of different species of pollinator during flowering on Sindhri Cultivar.
Mixed model ANOVA analysis of different species of pollinators and flowering time during mango flowering on Sindhri cultivar.
Abundance of different species of pollinator during flowering season on Retaul-12 (A) and Chaunsa (B) Cultivar.
Mixed model ANOVA analysis of different species of pollinators and flowering time during mango flowering on Retaul-12 (A) and Chaunsa (B) cultivar.
Honey bee Apis melliferae colonies kept in mango orchard for pollination.
