Effects of native pollinator communities on the physiological and chemical parameters of loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica) under open field condition

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第一作者： Ahmad, Saboor

作者： Ahmad, Saboor;Ahmad, Saboor;Khan, Shahmshad Ahmed;Khalofah, Ahlam;Khan, Khalid Ali;Ghramh, Hamed A.;Khalofah, Ahlam;Khan, Khalid Ali;Ghramh, Hamed A.;Ahmad, Zubair;Khan, Khalid Ali;Ghramh, Hamed A.;Ahmad, Zubair;Jilani, Muhammad Jawad;Hussain, Taimoor;Skalicky, Milan;Ahmad, Zubair

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关键词： Pollinators diversity; Hymenopteran; Eriobotrya japonica; Abundance; Fruit yield; Physiological parameters

期刊名称：SAUDI JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES （ 影响因子：4.219； 五年影响因子：4.432 ）

ISSN： 1319-562X

年卷期： 2021 年 28 卷 6 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Wild and managed pollinators are the key component of biodiversity, contributing to important ecosystem services such as pollination and supporting human food security. Pollination by insects is a crucial component of the food chain that ensures the production of fruits and strongly affects the fruit quality, but the effect of insect pollination on fruit physiological and chemical parameters is largely unknown. The current study was conducted to determine the insect pollinators diversity and their relative abundance in the loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) orchard during 2017-2019. Further, the effect of insect pollinators pollination on the physiological and chemical parameters of fruit quality as compared to control pollinated flowers was investigated. The results revealed that a total of 22 species from 3 families (Apidae, Halictidae, and Syrphidae) were identified during the flowering season. The Apidae and Syrphidae were the most frequently observed families with major groups honey bees (67.89%) and hoverflies (21.57%), respectively. Moreover, results indicated that the fruit yield by the open-pollinated flowers (22.31 +/- 0.34 kg/tree) was significantly higher than the control pollinated flowers (14.80 +/- 0.25 kg/tree). Physiological and chemical parameters of loquat fruit differed significantly when fruits obtained from open-pollinated flowers as compared to control pollinated flowers. These results suggested that native insect pollinators play important role in the fruit quality of loquat. Hence, maintenance of appropriate habitat of native pollinators near loquat orchards is necessary to ensure good productivity and fruit quality. (C) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University.

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