Title:	Formation of fruits of melon Cucumis melo with different numbers of visits of Apis mellifera in irrigated crop.
Authors:	SILVA, M. P. da SILVA, T. A. da SILVA, E. M. S. da RIBEIRO, M. de F. KIILL, L. H. P.
Affiliation:	MARA POLINE DA SILVA; TAMIRES ALMEIDA DA SILVA; EVA MÔNICA SARMENTO DA SILVA, UNIVASF; MARCIA DE FATIMA RIBEIRO, CPATSA; LUCIA HELENA PIEDADE KIILL, CPATSA.
Date Issued:	2012
Citation:	In: ENCONTRO SOBRE ABELHAS, 10., 2012, Ribeirão Preto. Anais... Ribeirão Preto: FUNPEC, 2012.
Description:	Melon Cucumis melo is one of the crops dependent of pollination services. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of the number of visits of Apis mellifera on the quantity and quality of fruits. The work was performed in June 2011, in a area of 6 ha, at the Irrigate Perimeter of Salitre, Juazeiro (BA), cultivated with melon of yellow type (10/00), in conventional system, without mulching, drop irrigation and without the addition of honeybee hives. The hermaphrodite buds were closed with tulle bags and opened to bee visitation at 9:00 am. The flowers were submitted to five treatments concerning the number of A. mellifera visits: one (T1); five (T2); ten (T3); 15 (T4), and 20 visits (T5). For each treatment were used 20 flowers, which were kept closed after receiving the bee visits. The produced fruits in each treatment were evaluated in relation to mass and total soluble solids (SST). The results showed that T5 (50%) and T4 (40%) presented the larger fructification taxes, followed by T2 (35%) and T1 (30%). T3 was the one that presented the lowest success (20%), however, presented heavier fruits (x=1,76 ± 0,21 Kg, n=4. The other results were: T5 (x=1,66 ± 0,44 Kg, n=10), 2 (x=1,49±0,80 Kg, n=7), 4 (x=1,45±0,35 Kg, n=7) and T1 (x=1,33±0,41 Kg, n=6). Concerning SST, T3 was also the one which presented the largest values (x=8,12±1,09), followed by T5 (x=7,81±1,26), T2 (x=7,38±2,00), T1 (x=7,15±1,58), and T4 (6,95±1,39). The comparisons of mass? averages and of SST did not differ statistically (P>0.05). The results indicated that in order to obtain a satisfactory fructification were needed at least 15 visits. As conclusion one can say that the number of visits influenced the fructification but not the quality of the fruits.
Thesagro:	Abelha Apicultura Caatinga Melão Apis Mellifera Polinização
NAL Thesaurus:	Melons Pollination
Keywords:	Bee
Type of Material:	Resumo em anais e proceedings
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Resumo em anais de congresso (CPATSA)