Effects of Pollination by Apis mellifera and by Hand on Strawberries Fruit Development and Quality under Greenhouse Conditions
[Objective] Effects of pollination by Apis mellifera and by hand on strawberries fruit development and quality under greenhouse conditions were studied to regulate honeybee pollination management and improve quality of strawberry in greenhouse.[Method] The experiment areas of pollination by the two different pollination ways,Apis mellifera pollination and artificial pollination were set,fruit vertical and horizontal diameter growth dynamic condition,and fruit drop rate of strawberry were observed.Content of soluble solid,vitamin C,sugar,acid were measured.The results showed that the diameter growth rate of strawberry fruit pollinated by A.mellifera was significantly higher (P < 0.05) than that of strawberry fruit pollinated by hand.[Result] There was a total of three fruit drop periods after strawberries began to fruit.Fruit drop rate between these two different pollination ways was not significantly different in the first period and the third period.But it ways was significantly different (P < 0.05) in the second period.This rate was significantly lower by pollinated by honeybees than that by hand.Strawberry fruit quality pollinated by A.mellifera was significantly better than that of strawberry fruit pollinated by hand.This was the same with the sugar content,sugar/acid,Vc content,soluble solid content,malformed fruit rate except for acid content.[Conclusion] Pollination by A.mellifera can increase production and improve quality of strawberry in greenhouse,which is a safe and effective technique of greenhouse and can be applied in the greenhouse strawberry planting.
StrawberryPollination by handPollination by A.melliferaFruit qualityGreenhouse