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Can floral field margins improve pollination and seed production in coriander Coriandrum sativum L. (Apiaceae)?

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1 To understand how habitat management influences agricultural production, the present
study investigated whether the vicinity of mixed (six annual herbaceous species) or
monospecific (Diplotaxis tenuifolia) floral margins can improve seed production in
coriander.

2 Potted coriander plants under field conditions were used to test: (i) the contribution of
insect pollination (open versus bagged umbels) to coriander seed production and (ii)
the contribution of floral margins (mixed or monospecific) to pollinator visitation to
coriander.

3 Although coriander showed the capacity to self-pollinate, bagged umbels (no insect
pollination) produced significantly less seeds than open-pollinated coriander umbels.

4 In the vicinity of floral margins (mixed or monospecific), coriander plants were more
frequently visited by pollinators than control plants (no margins), which consequently
improved seed production and quality (seed weight and germination rate).
5 Finally, the present study showed that the presence of both mixed and monospecific
margins can improve the production of coriander seeds by more than 220% and, in
addition, conserve local pollinators within agro-ecosystems.

Keywords Coriander, Diplotaxis tenuifolia, floral margins, floral mixture, pollinators, seed production.

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Judul Seri

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

No. Panggil

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Penerbit

London : The Royal Entomological Society., 2015

Deskripsi Fisik

Agricultural and Forest Entomology (2015), 17, 302–308

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English

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DOI: 10.1111/afe.121

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Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

(2015), 17

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PERTANIAN.

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