Agricultural Science Digest

UGC CARE (Group 1)
  • Year: 2008
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue: 3

Influence of supplementary pollination on seed set and seed quality in sunflower hybrid KBSH-1 seed production

  • Author:
  • P.R. Renganayaki, R. Vigneshwari, V. Krishnasami
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 229 to 230

Department of Seed Science and Technology, TNAU, Coimbatore-3, Tamilnadu, India.

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Abstract

Sunflower KBSH-1 hybrid seed production, parental lines raised during September didn't required supplementary hand pollination due to presence of high umber of pollinators (honey bees) with coated pollen effectively supplies the pollen grain to pollinate and fertilize the receptive stigma.