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Natural Cross‐Pollination of the Peanut, Arachis hypogaea L., in the Presence of Bees and Thrips 1
Author(s) -
Hammons Ray O.,
Leuck D. B.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1966.00021962005800040009x
Subject(s) - thrips , arachis hypogaea , pollination , biology , agronomy , tifton , horticulture , botany , forage , pollen
On the evidence, tobacco thrips, Frankliniella fusca (Hinds), are not vectors of natural cross‐pollination of the peanut flower in the vicinity of Tifton, Georgia. Cross‐pollination did not occur when plants were caged to prevent bee (but not thrip) visitations to flowers. Cross‐pollination occurred when plants were not caged and bees visited the flowers. Halictid bees were the principal bee visitors.