tailieunhanh - Foraging behavior of major Apis species on coriander

Investigation was carried out during Rabi, 2014-2015 at Research Farm National Research Center on Seed Spices, Tabiji, Ajmer (Rajasthan). Objective of the study is to investigate the foraging behavior of major Apis species on coriander. The maximum foraging rate of A. mellifera was recorded at h ( umbels visited min-1 and plant/five minutes) followed by Apis dorsata at h ( umbels visited min-1 and plants/five minutes). And Apis florea at h ( umbels visited min-1 and plants/five minutes). | 2018 7 1 2928-2932 EXCELLENT PUBLISHERS International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 01 2018 Journal homepage http Original Research Article https Foraging Behavior of Major Apis Species on Coriander Kapil Sharma1 Balraj Singh2 . Meena2 and . Meena2 1Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phoole Universily Jaipur Rajasthan-302019 India 2National Research Centre on seed spices Ajmer Rajasthan-305006 India Corresponding author ABSTRACT Keywords Foraging rate A. mellifera A. dorsata A. florea Article Info Accepted 20 December 2017 Available Online 10 January 2018 Investigation was carried out during Rabi 2014-2015 at Research Farm National Research Center on Seed Spices Tabiji Ajmer Rajasthan . Objective of the study is to investigate the foraging behavior of major Apis species on coriander. The maximum foraging rate of A. mellifera was recorded at h umbels visited min-1 and plant five minutes followed by Apis dorsata at h umbels visited min-1 and plants five minutes . And Apis florea at h umbels visited min-1 and plants five minutes . Introduction Coriander Coriandrum sativum Linn. is an annual herbaceous plant belongs to the family Apiaceae Umbelliferae . It is also popularly known as Dhania in north India Dhana in Bengal Dhaniyalu in Andhra Pradesh and Kathamalli in Tamil Nadu Evans et al. 2002 . Its origin is considered to be Europe to southwestern Asia. It is cultivated as a winter season annual crop. It can be grown in all types of soil under a wide range of climatic conditions but cool climate and dry weather is required during the maturity of crop. Coriander is mainly grown in various countries like India Morocco Romania France Spain Argentina Italy Egypt Russia Iran Canada and Australia. Among these countries India is the largest producer consumer as well as exporter country in the world. .