Is anyone aware of (preferably peer reviewed) publications on the pollination of Cucurbita pepo by Apis mellifera and Bobus sp. (preferably in in Europe)? I am particularily interested in the effect of pollination on C. pepo seed development and yield.
Dear Michael,
Please search following article:
Pollination and Cooking on Antioxidant Capacity in Pumpkin Pulp and Seed
Best regards
Dear Michael:
I only found this article since 1993, relates the pollination of Apis mellifera on Cucurbita pepo. It's the only whose study site is in Europe.
I hope it will be helpful.
Not aware of any European studies, but there have been some in the US, for example:
Petersen JD, Reiners S, Nault BA (2013) Pollination Services Provided by Bees in Pumpkin Fields Supplemented with Either Apis mellifera or Bombus
impatiens or Not Supplemented. PLoS ONE 8(7): e69819. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069819
Artz, D, Nault BA (2011) Performance of Apis mellifera, Bombus impatiens, and Peponapis pruinosa (Hymenoptera: Apidae) as Pollinators of Pumpkin J. Econ. Entomol. 104(4): 1153Ð1161 (2011); DOI: 10.1603/EC10431
Thanks a lot for the quotes, Jason. I knew the work of Brian Nault and his group. The difference between the US and Europe is the presence of Peponapis, that's why I hoped to have overlooked some studies performed in Central Europe, but obviouslly I didn't. Fortunately, Xie has done some interesting work on this topic in China.
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