Honey Bee Pollinators for Radish (Raphanus sativus L.)

Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) is highly cross pollinated and its qualitative viz., germination%, seed viability etc. and quantitative viz., yield, productivity etc. attributes highly depends upon the insect pollination. A total of 18 insect species belonged to 3 different families. The insect species belonged to family Hymenoptera viz., Apis mellifera L., A. dorsata F., A. florea F., A. cerana F. were the most frequent and abundant pollinators. The most abundant pollinator was A. mellifera (6.8 ...