Cocoa pollination by males of Forcipomyia squamipennis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Ghana
Coffee experiments in the field proved that males of Forcipomyia squamipennis Infram & Macfie are pollinators of cocoa flowers (Theobroma cacao L.) in Ghana, contrary to former claims that this species is a non-pollinator and that only females of certain Forcipomyia species are pollinators.
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Format: | biblioteca |
Language: | eng |
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St. Augustine (Trinidad y Tobago): The University of the West Indies,
1975
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Subjects: | THEOBROMA CACAO, CHIRONOMIDAE, FLORES, HABITAT, POLINIZACION LIBRE, POLINIZACION, POLINIZADORES, GHANA, |
Online Access: | https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ta/index.asp?action=viewPastAbstract&articleId=3170&issueId=295 |
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Summary: | Coffee experiments in the field proved that males of Forcipomyia squamipennis Infram & Macfie are pollinators of cocoa flowers (Theobroma cacao L.) in Ghana, contrary to former claims that this species is a non-pollinator and that only females of certain Forcipomyia species are pollinators. |
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