ROLE OF POLLINATORS ON EGYPTIAN CLOVER POLLINATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HONEYBEE AT SOHAG GOVERNORATE, EGYPT
Mazeed, A., Zidan, E., Abd El-latif, A. (2019). ROLE OF POLLINATORS ON EGYPTIAN CLOVER POLLINATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HONEYBEE AT SOHAG GOVERNORATE, EGYPT. EKB Journal Management System, 27(1), 853-860. doi: 10.21608/ajs.2019.43835
A. R. Mazeed; E. W. Zidan; A. M. Abd El-latif. "ROLE OF POLLINATORS ON EGYPTIAN CLOVER POLLINATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HONEYBEE AT SOHAG GOVERNORATE, EGYPT". EKB Journal Management System, 27, 1, 2019, 853-860. doi: 10.21608/ajs.2019.43835
Mazeed, A., Zidan, E., Abd El-latif, A. (2019). 'ROLE OF POLLINATORS ON EGYPTIAN CLOVER POLLINATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HONEYBEE AT SOHAG GOVERNORATE, EGYPT', EKB Journal Management System, 27(1), pp. 853-860. doi: 10.21608/ajs.2019.43835
Mazeed, A., Zidan, E., Abd El-latif, A. ROLE OF POLLINATORS ON EGYPTIAN CLOVER POLLINATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HONEYBEE AT SOHAG GOVERNORATE, EGYPT. EKB Journal Management System, 2019; 27(1): 853-860. doi: 10.21608/ajs.2019.43835

ROLE OF POLLINATORS ON EGYPTIAN CLOVER POLLINATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HONEYBEE AT SOHAG GOVERNORATE, EGYPT

Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Article 77, Volume 27, Issue 1, March 2019, Page 853-860  XML PDF (853.9 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ajs.2019.43835
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Authors
A. R. Mazeed1; E. W. Zidan1; A. M. Abd El-latif2
1Bee Research Dept., Plant Protection Res. Institute, Agric. Res. Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
2Forage Research Dept., Field Crops Res. Institute, Agric. Res. Center, Giza, Egypt.
Abstract
 
 Data revealed that Egyptian clover were visited by 22 genus of arthropods belong to 16 families and 7 orders. The identified species were classified to phytophagous, Nectarivore, predatory insects. During both seasons Apis mellifera L. and Megachile sp. were the most abundant pollinators detected at the first week of May till the end of flowering season in mid-June. The highest activity period for A. mellifera was detected at 11:00 am. However, the lowest activity was found at 3:00 pm. and 5:00 pm. in both seasons, respectively, with insignificant difference between them in the first season. Whereas the highest activity period for Megachile sp. was detected at 1:00 pm. and the lowest activity was found at 7:00 am. During both seasons. The free pollination treatment produced the highest mean number of seeds per head followed by the caged with honeybees followed by the caged without honeybees treatment with average (48.15, 43.85 and 13.20 seeds /head) and (51.10, 46.10 and 10.85 seeds /head) during 2017 and 2018 seasons, respectively. The caged plants without honeybees produced the low weight of 1000 seed. Whereas the non-caged treatment produced the highest weights with an average (2.75 and 2.55 g) and (3.50 and 3.90 g) during both seasons, respectively.  
 
Keywords
Egyptian clover; seed yield; Pollinators; Bees
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