During the flowering period of 1998, insect pollinators of twovarieties of Hedysarum coronariunaL.(GrimaldiandSparacia)were monitored inanareaofNorthernSardinia(Italy).TheApidaeApis nlellifera L.andthe Anthophoridae Eucera numida Lep. were the mainpollinators.Among the seedyield components, the number of loments per raceme and seeds per loments were 98% and 42% lower, respectively, in the absence of pollinators in Grimaldi. The percentage of flowers setting seedwas about 50% in both varieties,eventhoughthemeannumber of pollinators perflowerwas 1.4 fold higherinGrimaldithan in Sparacia.
Insect pollination of sulla (Hedysarum coronarium L.) and its effect on seed production in a Mediterranean environment / Satta, Alberto; Acciaro, M; Floris, Ignazio; Lentini, Andrea; Sulas, L.. - In: CAHIERS OPTIONS MÉDITERRANÉENNES. - ISSN 1022-1379. - 45:(2000), pp. 373-377. (Intervento presentato al convegno 10th Meeting of the FAO-CIHEAM Sub-Network on Mediterranean Pastures and Fodder Crops tenutosi a Sassari nel 4-9 aprile 2000).
Insect pollination of sulla (Hedysarum coronarium L.) and its effect on seed production in a Mediterranean environment
SATTA, Alberto;FLORIS, Ignazio;LENTINI, Andrea;
2000-01-01
Abstract
During the flowering period of 1998, insect pollinators of twovarieties of Hedysarum coronariunaL.(GrimaldiandSparacia)were monitored inanareaofNorthernSardinia(Italy).TheApidaeApis nlellifera L.andthe Anthophoridae Eucera numida Lep. were the mainpollinators.Among the seedyield components, the number of loments per raceme and seeds per loments were 98% and 42% lower, respectively, in the absence of pollinators in Grimaldi. The percentage of flowers setting seedwas about 50% in both varieties,eventhoughthemeannumber of pollinators perflowerwas 1.4 fold higherinGrimaldithan in Sparacia.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
