Impact of wild bee pollination on oil-seed rape (Brassica napus L.) yield
Abstract
Projects aims are -to prove the impact of wild bees pollination to oil-seed rape (Brassica napus L.) yield in Lower Austria. -to find out the most efficient wild bee species for pollination of rape. -to do implement measures of habitat conservation in order to support a high diversity of wild bee species. First step is to identify local pollinators for rape. Therefore studies are planned in three or four investigation areas in different regions of Lower Austria. In the second year experiments with isolations-cages should show the potential increase of yield caused by selected wild bees. In the third year methods to increase most efficient wild bee species next to rape fields are tested in practice. Available results of the project are wide knowledge of pollinators of oil-seed rape in Lower Austria, the extent of possible yield increase caused by selected wild bee species and most important: a guidance, how to support rape pollinators by methods of habitat conservation for practice.
keywords wild bees oil-seed rape pollination
Publikationen
Wildbienen - Bestäuber von Raps und ihre Bedeutung für die Ertragspotimierung
Autoren: Pachinger, B; Mechtler, K; Liehl, M; Ernst, D; Pennerstorfer, J; Koller, S; Gehmacher, P; Esterlus, B; Wanzenböck, E; Jahr: 2013
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Project staff
Baerbel Pachinger
Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Baerbel Pachinger
baerbel.pachinger@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-83414
BOKU Project Leader
01.01.2009 - 31.12.2012
BOKU partners
External partners
AGES - Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit GmbH
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