Insect pollinators are essential in increasing seed set of many flower and fruit crops. This experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of the honey bee pollination in seed yield and oil contents of Glycine max L. The plots were grouped into three treatment groups with three replications. The results of the study showed that the yield obtained from plots pollinated by honeybee was superior with the mean yield of 3945kg/hectare followed by plots left open under natural conditions with the mean yield of 3754kg/hectare. The lowest mean yield of 2483kg/hectare was recorded for the plots excluded any pollinator. The results also revealed that honey bee pollination increases Glycine max L fruit yield by 38.9% over natural pollination. The pod number in covered treatment with honey bees was 93.75 higher than in the covered treatment without honey bees. The average weight of 100 seed was larger in the area covered with honey bees and without honeybee. The average oil content was 19.21%, 19.39% and 18.47 in uncovered area, covered with honey bees and caged without any pollinator respectively. The germination test show differences (P<0.05) among the seeds in different treatments. It was concluded that the honeybee pollination in the soybean increased the seeds production. Therefore, moving honeybee colonies to Glycine max farm during the flowering period is one of the most essential inputs to maximize Glycine max seed production.
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Apis Mellifera, Glycine max, Honeybees, Pollination, Seed Yield
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abstract = {Insect pollinators are essential in increasing seed set of many flower and fruit crops. This experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of the honey bee pollination in seed yield and oil contents of Glycine max L. The plots were grouped into three treatment groups with three replications. The results of the study showed that the yield obtained from plots pollinated by honeybee was superior with the mean yield of 3945kg/hectare followed by plots left open under natural conditions with the mean yield of 3754kg/hectare. The lowest mean yield of 2483kg/hectare was recorded for the plots excluded any pollinator. The results also revealed that honey bee pollination increases Glycine max L fruit yield by 38.9% over natural pollination. The pod number in covered treatment with honey bees was 93.75 higher than in the covered treatment without honey bees. The average weight of 100 seed was larger in the area covered with honey bees and without honeybee. The average oil content was 19.21%, 19.39% and 18.47 in uncovered area, covered with honey bees and caged without any pollinator respectively. The germination test show differences (PGlycine max farm during the flowering period is one of the most essential inputs to maximize Glycine max seed production.},
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