▪ Abstract Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) are common visitors to flowering plants in the
tropics, but evidence for their importance and effectiveness as crop pollinators is lacking for …

Known as the" King" of spices, black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) and the" Queen" of spices,
cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum M.), both perennial crops of the tropics, are the most …

This book contains information on more than 400 important crop plants grown in tropical,
subtropical or temperate zones. In the main section entries are arranged alphabetically …

Cardamom, popularly known as the “Queen of Spices,” has a checkered history, dating back
to the Vedic period (ca. 3000 bc) and is among the ingredients poured into the sacrificial fire …

This paper considers the Asiatic Apis species (cerana, dorsata and florea), and presents
published information on them as flower visitors and crop pollinators. Yields of certain crops …

Pollination is one such crucial ecosystem service that helps to sustain the biodiversity and
also to meet the global food demand. Majority of horticultural crops including fruit, vegetable …

Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum Maton) belongs to the monocotyledonous family
Zingiberaceae (ginger family) of the natural order Scitaminae. The genus Elettaria consists …

Studies on floral biology, foraging behaviour" and honeybee pollination in cardamom
(Elettaria cardamomum) were conducted at Kadasikadavu (Idukki District, Kerala, India) …

This review, with 81 references, deals with A. cerana pollination of the following categories
of crops: fruit trees, vegetables and pulses, oilseed crops, condiment and spice crops, fibre …

This study assessed the role of two local wild bee populations (Apis mellifera mellifera L.,
Apidae, and the solitary bee Amegilla sapiens [Cockerell], Anthophoridae) in the pollination …