Honeybee is a good pollinator in cucurbits

Honeybee is a good pollinator in cucurbits
  • In the Zaid season, cucurbit crops like bottle gourd, sponge gourd, ridge gourd, pumpkin, pointed gourd, watermelon, muskmelon etc. are cultivated in a large area.

  • Due to the change in weather and temperature, after flowering in cucurbitaceous crops, there is a lot of problem at the time of fruit development.

  • Honeybees play a very important role in natural pollination in cucurbits.

  • In the cucurbit crop, through honeybees, pollination is done up to 80%.

  • A large number of hairs are found in the body of honeybees, which pick up pollen grains. After this, they collect pollen and transport it to the female flowers.

  • Honeybees do not cause any harm to the crops.

  • The action of fertilization is completed after the above-mentioned action. After this, the process of conversion starts from flower to fruit in the plant.

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