Record of insect pollinators on the inflorescence of Murraya koenigii in Rajasthan
Keywords:
Murraya Koenigii, pollinatorsAbstract
Observations were recorded on the insect pollinators visiting the blossom of Murraya Koenigii in April-May. Flowers are white, funnel shaped with terminal cymes. Flower serves as nectar and pollen resource for the insect pollinators. Three species of order Lepidoptera and five species of order hymenoptera were recorded during the present study.
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Cussans J, Goulson D, Sanderson R, Goffe L, Darvill B & Osborne JL. 2010. Two bee-pollinated plant species show higher seed production when grown in gardens compared to arable farmland. PLoS One, 5(7): e11753.
Dhaliwal JS & Atwal AS. 1985. Effect of age of crop, plant spacing, soil moisture and phosphatic fertilizers on bee activity on Brassica crop. In Pollination Biology: An Analysis. (ed. Kapil, R.P.). Inter India Publication. 91-101.
Flanagan RJ, Mitchell RJ & Karron JD. 2011. Effects of multiple competitors for pollination on bumblebee foraging patterns and Mimulus ringens reproductive success. Oikos, 120:200-207.
Handral HK, Pandith A & Shruthi SD. 2012. A review on Murraya koenigii: multipotential medicinal plant. Asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research, 5 (4): 5-14.
Hargreaves AL, Harder LD & Johnson SD. 2009. Consumptive emasculation: the ecological and evolutionary consequences of pollen theft. Biological Review, 84: 259-276.
Jha S & Dick CW. 2010. Native bees mediate long-distance pollen dispersal in a shade coffee landscape mosaic. Proceedings of National Academy of Science, USA, 107: 13760-13764.
Kendell DA & Smith BD. 1975. The forging behaviour of honeybee on ornamental Malus spp. used as pollinizers in apple orchards. Journal of Applied Ecology, 12: 465-471.
Kunin WE. 1993. Sex and the single mustard: population density and pollinator behavior effects on seed-set. Ecology, 74: 2145- 2160.
Mangowi AL. 2014. Effect of agriculture on abundance and diversity of arthropods with chewing mouth parts at Sokoine University of Agriculture Main Campus. Journal of Natural Sciences Research, 4(4): 55-62.
Mhaskar KS, Blatter E, Caius JF, Kirtikar & Basu. 2000. Illustrated Indian Medicinal Plants Vol. I. XI. 3rd Edn. Indian Medical Science Series, Delhi, India. 86-96.
Ningappa MB & Srinivas L. 2008. Toxicology in Vitro, 22: 699-709.
Prajapati ND, Purohit SS, Sharma AK & Kumar T. 2003. A book of Medicinal plants, 1st ed., Agrobios, India.
Schaffer WM & Schaffer MV. 1979. The adaptive significance of variations in reproductive habit in the Aguacate II: Pollinator foraging behaviour and selection for increased reproductive expenditure. Ecology, 60: 1051-1069.
Schemske DW. 1980. Floral ecology and humming bird pollination of Combretum farinosum in Coste Rice. Bitropica, 12: 169-171.
Singh H, Swaminathan R & Haldhar SM. 2016. Foraging behavior of insect pollinators on coriander. Indian Journal of Arid Horticulture, 11: 74-80.
Willson M & Price PW. 1977. The evolution of inflorescence size in Asclepias (Asclepiadaceae). Tropical Agriculture, 54: 353-356.
Xie JT, Chang WT, Wang CZ, Mehendale SR., Li J & Ambihaipahar R . 2006. Curry leaf Murraya koenigii Spreng. reduces blood cholesterol and glucose levels in ob/ob mice. The American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 34: 279-284.
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2018-06-15
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Bhatnagar, S., Rathore, L., Vishnoi, G., Khan, A., & Kumar, B. (2018). Record of insect pollinators on the inflorescence of Murraya koenigii in Rajasthan. Journal of Agriculture and Ecology, 5(5), 38–41. Retrieved from https://journals.saaer.org.in/index.php/jae/article/view/101
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