Effects of stingless bee (Heterotrigona itama) pollination on greenhouse cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

Stingless bee is one of the important pollinators in open field crops as well as in the greenhouse crops. However, the potential use of stingless bees as pollinator for greenhouse cucumber is less documented in Malaysia. In this study, the stingless bees, Heterotrigona itama were placed together w...

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Main Authors:	Wahizatul Afzan Azmi, Nurhidayah Samsuri, Muhammad Firdaus Mohd. Hatta, Roziah Ghazi, Chuah, Tse Seng
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Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
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spelling	ukm-123012018-11-16T11:35:31Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12301/ Effects of stingless bee (Heterotrigona itama) pollination on greenhouse cucumber (Cucumis sativus) Wahizatul Afzan Azmi, Nurhidayah Samsuri, Muhammad Firdaus Mohd. Hatta, Roziah Ghazi, Chuah, Tse Seng Stingless bee is one of the important pollinators in open field crops as well as in the greenhouse crops. However, the potential use of stingless bees as pollinator for greenhouse cucumber is less documented in Malaysia. In this study, the stingless bees, Heterotrigona itama were placed together with the greenhouse cucumbers, Cucumis sativus in order to investigate the effects of H. itama pollination on greenhouse cucumber. This experiment involved three pollination treatments; namely pollination without stingless bee, hand-cross pollination and pollination by stingless bee, H. itama. Two hives of stingless bees were introduced into the greenhouse at least two days before the cucumber flowers started to bloom. Results showed that the cucumbers pollinated by stingless bee and hand-cross pollination produced heavier, longer and larger cucumbers compared to those produced from pollination without stingless bees. However, in terms of dried weight seed, firmness and colour of cucumbers, no significant difference between the treatments were detected. Further study is required in order to determine the pollination efficiency of stingless bees in greenhouse crops. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12301/1/46_01_08.pdf Wahizatul Afzan Azmi, and Nurhidayah Samsuri, and Muhammad Firdaus Mohd. Hatta, and Roziah Ghazi, and Chuah, Tse Seng (2017) Effects of stingless bee (Heterotrigona itama) pollination on greenhouse cucumber (Cucumis sativus). Malaysian Applied Biology, 46 (1). pp. 51-55. ISSN 0126-8643 http://www.mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=623&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56
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description	Stingless bee is one of the important pollinators in open field crops as well as in the greenhouse crops. However, the potential use of stingless bees as pollinator for greenhouse cucumber is less documented in Malaysia. In this study, the stingless bees, Heterotrigona itama were placed together with the greenhouse cucumbers, Cucumis sativus in order to investigate the effects of H. itama pollination on greenhouse cucumber. This experiment involved three pollination treatments; namely pollination without stingless bee, hand-cross pollination and pollination by stingless bee, H. itama. Two hives of stingless bees were introduced into the greenhouse at least two days before the cucumber flowers started to bloom. Results showed that the cucumbers pollinated by stingless bee and hand-cross pollination produced heavier, longer and larger cucumbers compared to those produced from pollination without stingless bees. However, in terms of dried weight seed, firmness and colour of cucumbers, no significant difference between the treatments were detected. Further study is required in order to determine the pollination efficiency of stingless bees in greenhouse crops.
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author	Wahizatul Afzan Azmi, Nurhidayah Samsuri, Muhammad Firdaus Mohd. Hatta, Roziah Ghazi, Chuah, Tse Seng
spellingShingle	Wahizatul Afzan Azmi, Nurhidayah Samsuri, Muhammad Firdaus Mohd. Hatta, Roziah Ghazi, Chuah, Tse Seng Effects of stingless bee (Heterotrigona itama) pollination on greenhouse cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
author_facet	Wahizatul Afzan Azmi, Nurhidayah Samsuri, Muhammad Firdaus Mohd. Hatta, Roziah Ghazi, Chuah, Tse Seng
author_sort	Wahizatul Afzan Azmi,
title	Effects of stingless bee (Heterotrigona itama) pollination on greenhouse cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
title_short	Effects of stingless bee (Heterotrigona itama) pollination on greenhouse cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
title_full	Effects of stingless bee (Heterotrigona itama) pollination on greenhouse cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
title_fullStr	Effects of stingless bee (Heterotrigona itama) pollination on greenhouse cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
title_full_unstemmed	Effects of stingless bee (Heterotrigona itama) pollination on greenhouse cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
title_sort	effects of stingless bee (heterotrigona itama) pollination on greenhouse cucumber (cucumis sativus)
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2017
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12301/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12301/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12301/1/46_01_08.pdf
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Effects of stingless bee (Heterotrigona itama) pollination on greenhouse cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

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