Impact of <i>Amegilla calens</i> and <i>Apis mellifera</i> Pollination on <i>Gossypium hirsutum</i> var. QR<sub>1</sub>302 Flowers at Tchabbal-Mounguel (Ngaoundéré, Cameroon)
Abstract:The investigations were carried out from September 10 through October 13, 2017 at Tchabbal-Mounguel. On Gossypium hirsutum flowers, investigations were done on many aspects of the pollination services of Amegilla calens and Apis mellifera. G. hirsutum flowers were observed to study the activity of A. calens and A. mellifera and to evaluate their impacts on fruits and seed yields of this Malvaceae. The treatments consisted of 120 flowers left for free pollination, 120 flowers protected from insects using gauze … Show more
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