Jagadish Kumar1, G.P. Painkra*2, P.K. Bhaghat3, K.L Painkra4 and Sachin Kumar Jaiswal5
IGKV, Department of Entomology, Raj Mohini Devi College of Agriculture and Research Station, Ambikapur -497001 Surguja (Chhattisgarh) India
Email: Jagadishyadaw309@gmail.com
Received-02.08.2021, Revised-11.08.2021, Accepted-23.08.2021
Abstract: Honey bees visitation enhance quantitative and qualitative parameters. The seed set % were noticed higher number of bold seed (61%) and lowest number of chaffee seed (3.87) was produced in the crop that received Jaggery solution 15% in sunflower Thousand seed weight (47.00g) was maximum in sunflower treated with 15% jaggery solution and minimum recorded on 10% glucon- D solution (39.00g). Similarly highest seed yield q/ha observed on 15% jaggery solution treated plot and minimum without treated plot was (14.76q/ha and 9.27q/ha). The qualitative parameter significantly, highest germination percent was recorded in treatment jaggery solution 15% (95.00%). However, lowest germination percent was found in control treatment without any spray (81.67).
Keyword: Sunflower, bee attractants, pollinators, Parameters
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