Melliferous species in Cuba: nectar secretion of Ipomoea triloba (L.) (Convolvulaceae)
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
The production of honey in Cuba in the month of November of each year depends on the melliferous species Ipomoea triloba L. (Convolvulaceae), annual plant of great importance that blooms at the beginning of the dry season. The floral phenology and its sugar productivity per flower, which are requirements to define its melliferous potential, have not been documented in detail, aspects that are the objective of this work. For the study, the seeds were planted in beds in which similar growing conditions to the natural environment were created and the number of flowers per area during the flowering period was measured, the amount of nectar per flower, the concentration of sugars of the nectar, Brix degrees and the sugar productivity per flower was calculated, which allowed estimating the melliferous potential of this species, which reached an average value of 7.72 kg.honey-1.ha-1, which places it in Class 1 on the scale of 6 proposal.
Article Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Those authors who have publications with this journal accept the following terms of the License Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0):
You are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material
The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.
Under the following terms:
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
- No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
The journal is not responsible for the opinions and concepts expressed in the works, they are the sole responsibility of the authors. The Editor, with the assistance of the Editorial Committee, reserves the right to suggest or request advisable or necessary modifications. They are accepted to publish original scientific papers, research results of interest that have not been published or sent to another journal for the same purpose.
The mention of trademarks of equipment, instruments or specific materials is for identification purposes, and there is no promotional commitment in relation to them, neither by the authors nor by the publisher.
How to Cite
References
Acuña, J. (1970). Plantas melíferas de Cuba. La Habana. Ed. Academia de Ciencias, Cuba. 67 p.
Bolten, A.B.; Feinsinger, P.; Baker, H.G. y Baker, I. (1979). On the calculation of sugar concentration in flower nectar. Oecology, 41(3):301-304. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00377434.
Cetzal-Ix, W.; Noguera-Savelli, E. y Martínez- Puc, J. (2019). Flora melífera de la península de Yucatán, México: Estrategia para incrementar la producción de miel en los periodos de escasez de alimento de Apis mellifera L. CICY, A.C. Herbario CICY 11: 172–179. ISSN: 2395 -8790. http://www.cicy.mx/sitios/desde_herbario.
Corbet, S.A. (2003). Nectar sugar content: estimating standing crop and secretion rate in the field. Apidologie, 34:1–10. ISSN: 0044- 8435.
Crane, E. (1979). Honey, a comprehensive survey. Ed. E. Crane, London: Heinemann & IBRA, Print. Morrison and Gibb Ltd. 434 902 70 5, 594 p.
Crane, E.; Walker, P. y Day, R. (1978). Directory of world important honey sources. Bucks: IBRA. ISBN 0-86098-141-X.
Díaz, C.; Palmarola, A.; García, J. y Pérez- Piñeiro, A. (2016). Producción de néctar y morfometría floral en Ipomoea triloba y Turbina corymbosa (Convolvulaceae): dos especies de importancia melífera. Apiciencia, XVIII (1): 1-18. ISSN: 1608-1862.
Galetto, L. y Bernardello, G. (2004). Floral nectaries, nectar production dynamics and chemical composition of six Ipomoea species (Convolvulaceae) in relation to pollination. Annals of Botany, 94: 269–280. ISSN: 0305 – 7364.
Infante, J.; Sánchez, I.; Salas, E.; Pérez, A. y Rodríguez, Y. (2015). Elaboración participativa de un calendario apícola para el municipio Atures del estado Amazonas, Venezuela. Memorias del V Congreso Latinoamericano de Agroecología, 6 p. ISBN 978-950-34-1265-7.
Maurizio, A. (1979). How bees make honey. En: Honey, a comprehensive survey. Ed. Crane, London: Heinemann and IBRA, Print. Morrison and Gibb Ltd 77-105 p.
Montoya-Bonilla, B.P., Baca-Gamboa, A.E. y Bonilla, B.L. (2017). Flora melífera y su oferta de recursos en cinco veredas del municipio de Piendamó, Cauca. Biotecnología en el Sector Agropecuario y Agroindustrial, Edición Especial No. 1: 20-28. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18684/BSAA.
Musicante, M.L. y Galetto, L. (2008). Características del néctar de Cologania broussonetii (Balb.) DC. (Fabaceae) y su relación con los visitantes florales. Ecología Austral, 18:195-204. ISSN: 0327– 5477.
Nicolson, S.W.; Nepi, M. y Pacini, E. (2007). Nectaries and Nectar, Ed. Springer, ISBN 978-1-4020-5937-7 (e-book). http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-1-4020-5937-7.
Patiño, S. y Grace, J. (2002). The cooling of convolvulaceous flowers in a tropical environment. Plant, Cell and Environment, 25: 41–51. ISSN: 0140 – 7791.
Vargas, S.; Gutiérrez, D.; Acebo, M. y Castro A. (2016). Evaluación de indicadores agronómicos de tres especies de plantas melíferas. Apiciencia, XVIII (1): 52-65. ISSN: 1608-1862.