- Crop
- Sunflower
- Metric
- Seed yield
- Journal / year
- Scientia Agricola · 2011
What was evaluated
This Brazilian experiment evaluated Apis mellifera visitation and seed yield across different sunflower genotypes.
Comparator and study design
Plants freely visited by insects were compared with plants under restricted visitation in the experimental design.
Method and metric
The study recorded visitation frequency and behaviour and measured seed yield across different genotypes.
What this result shows in the study context.
The 43% result belongs to this specific experiment and genotypes. AgroBee’s canonical commercial statement remains “up to 40% higher yield”.
The study describes the hybrids, region and management system investigated; other contexts require their own assessment.
AgroBee connects evidence to the actual area: crop, flowering window, logistics, management and the metric defined for follow-up.
Honey bee visitation to sunflower: effects on pollination and plant genotype
Scientia Agricola, 2011.
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-90162011000600007
Open original publicationSunflower
Insect pollination is associated with sunflower yield at field scale, with responses that vary among hybrids and environments.
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