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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (19): 137-141.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2022-0561

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Application of Bee Pollination in Pepper Hybrid Seed Production

LIANG Chengliang1(), YANG Sha1, CHEN Wenchao1, ZHANG Zhuqing1, ZHOU Shudong1, LI Xuefeng1, LI Xin1, ZOU Gaofeng2, YIN Xiao2, LIU Feng3, DAI Xiongze3()   

  1. 1 Vegetable Research Institute, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125
    2 Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Ningxiang City, Changsha 410600
    3 College of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410125
  • Received:2022-07-07 Revised:2023-02-24 Online:2023-07-05 Published:2023-07-03

Abstract:

To further explore the role of bee pollination in pepper hybrid seed production, an experiment was carried out in 2020 in Shanxi Province to study the effects of different bee species, the planting ratio of male and female parents of pepper, and types of female parent on honeybee pollination. The results showed that the yield of seed production per unit area under bee pollination could reach 50% of that of artificial pollination, the input per unit area could be reduced to 32.5% of that of artificial pollination, and the profit rate could be nearly three times that of artificial pollination. Bee pollination can improve the quantity and vigor of pepper seeds, and save the cost of pepper seed production. The economic benefit is very significant.

Key words: pepper, hybrid seed production, planting ratio, three-series matching, bee pollination, artificial pollination