Abstract

CERNA CHAVEZ, Ernesto et al. Comparison of four entomophilous species on agronomic parameters of greenhouse tomato fruit. Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc [online]. 2015, vol.6, n.spe11, pp.2241-2246. ISSN 2007-0934.  https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v0i11.806.

The effect of four species of pollinators were evaluated, Scaptotrigona mexicana, Partamona bilineata (both stingless-bees with wide distribution in neotropical Mexico), Bombus ephippiatus, Mexican bumblebee species and the commercial exotic species Bombus impatiens, widely used in our country. On various agronomic parameters of quality of tomato fruit Solanum lycopersicum L. (Solanaceae) in commercial greenhouses in the Southeast Coahuila. Both species of bumblebees showed the best effect on the polar diameter, mass and fruit quality, for this reason, Bombus ephippiatus, is recommended as a pollinator in the tomato crop, since it is a native species with no risk of invasion and exclusion; however, it has been difficult to breed them, so that future research will be aimed at the mass production of this pollinator.

Keywords : bees; greenhouse tomato; stingless-bees; pollination.

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