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Flowering phenology and evaluation of pollination techniques to achieve acceptable fruit quality of red-fleshed pitaya (hylocereus polyrhizus) in Sabah, East Malaysia

As red-fleshed pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) is not native to the tropical environment of the Malaysian state of Sabah, Borneo, little is known about its flowering phenology, pollination requirements, and potential pollinators, which has discouraged many farmers from growing this crop. Therefore, t...

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Main Authors: Kimberly Ador, Januarius Gobilik, Suzan Benedick
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Language:English
English
Published: UPM Press 2024
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SB354-402 Fruit and fruit culture
TP200-248 Chemicals: Manufacture, use, etc.
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41978/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
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http://dx.doi.org/10.47836/pjtas.47.3.22
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spelling my.ums.eprints.419782024-11-20T04:37:18Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41978/ Flowering phenology and evaluation of pollination techniques to achieve acceptable fruit quality of red-fleshed pitaya (hylocereus polyrhizus) in Sabah, East Malaysia Kimberly Ador Januarius Gobilik Suzan Benedick SB354-402 Fruit and fruit culture TP200-248 Chemicals: Manufacture, use, etc. As red-fleshed pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) is not native to the tropical environment of the Malaysian state of Sabah, Borneo, little is known about its flowering phenology, pollination requirements, and potential pollinators, which has discouraged many farmers from growing this crop. Therefore, this study aimed to examine better pollination techniques to achieve acceptable fruit quality for red-fleshed pitaya production under local climatic conditions. For this purpose, stingless bees (Tetragonula laeviceps), self-pollination, natural pollination, and hand pollination were used. Pitayas were planted in the field from January 2018 to February 2022, and 40 flowers were observed to obtain data on flowering phenology and fruit quality. This study observed that anthesis of red-fleshed pitaya took about 24 hours in all treatments, depending on the local climate, starting at 6.30 p.m. and ending at 6.30 p.m. the next day. Besides self-pollination, the pitaya flowers were also successfully pollinated by natural, hand, and stingless bees. However, the fruits pollinated by stingless bees were the heaviest, longest, and thickest, indicating that the integration of pitaya cultivation and stingless bees is likely to improve the yield and quality of the fruits on the farm. UPM Press 2024 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41978/1/ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41978/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Kimberly Ador and Januarius Gobilik and Suzan Benedick (2024) Flowering phenology and evaluation of pollination techniques to achieve acceptable fruit quality of red-fleshed pitaya (hylocereus polyrhizus) in Sabah, East Malaysia. Tropical Agricultural Science, 47 (3). pp. 1-14. ISSN 1411-3701 http://dx.doi.org/10.47836/pjtas.47.3.22
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English
topic SB354-402 Fruit and fruit culture
TP200-248 Chemicals: Manufacture, use, etc.
spellingShingle SB354-402 Fruit and fruit culture
TP200-248 Chemicals: Manufacture, use, etc.
Kimberly Ador
Januarius Gobilik
Suzan Benedick
Flowering phenology and evaluation of pollination techniques to achieve acceptable fruit quality of red-fleshed pitaya (hylocereus polyrhizus) in Sabah, East Malaysia
description As red-fleshed pitaya (Hylocereus polyrhizus) is not native to the tropical environment of the Malaysian state of Sabah, Borneo, little is known about its flowering phenology, pollination requirements, and potential pollinators, which has discouraged many farmers from growing this crop. Therefore, this study aimed to examine better pollination techniques to achieve acceptable fruit quality for red-fleshed pitaya production under local climatic conditions. For this purpose, stingless bees (Tetragonula laeviceps), self-pollination, natural pollination, and hand pollination were used. Pitayas were planted in the field from January 2018 to February 2022, and 40 flowers were observed to obtain data on flowering phenology and fruit quality. This study observed that anthesis of red-fleshed pitaya took about 24 hours in all treatments, depending on the local climate, starting at 6.30 p.m. and ending at 6.30 p.m. the next day. Besides self-pollination, the pitaya flowers were also successfully pollinated by natural, hand, and stingless bees. However, the fruits pollinated by stingless bees were the heaviest, longest, and thickest, indicating that the integration of pitaya cultivation and stingless bees is likely to improve the yield and quality of the fruits on the farm.
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author Kimberly Ador
Januarius Gobilik
Suzan Benedick
author_facet Kimberly Ador
Januarius Gobilik
Suzan Benedick
author_sort Kimberly Ador
title Flowering phenology and evaluation of pollination techniques to achieve acceptable fruit quality of red-fleshed pitaya (hylocereus polyrhizus) in Sabah, East Malaysia
title_short Flowering phenology and evaluation of pollination techniques to achieve acceptable fruit quality of red-fleshed pitaya (hylocereus polyrhizus) in Sabah, East Malaysia
title_full Flowering phenology and evaluation of pollination techniques to achieve acceptable fruit quality of red-fleshed pitaya (hylocereus polyrhizus) in Sabah, East Malaysia
title_fullStr Flowering phenology and evaluation of pollination techniques to achieve acceptable fruit quality of red-fleshed pitaya (hylocereus polyrhizus) in Sabah, East Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Flowering phenology and evaluation of pollination techniques to achieve acceptable fruit quality of red-fleshed pitaya (hylocereus polyrhizus) in Sabah, East Malaysia
title_sort flowering phenology and evaluation of pollination techniques to achieve acceptable fruit quality of red-fleshed pitaya (hylocereus polyrhizus) in sabah, east malaysia
publisher UPM Press
publishDate 2024
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41978/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41978/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41978/
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