by Carlos de Melo e
Silva Neto et al.
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| A bee pollinating a tomato flower |
The tomato plant has a specific relationship with native pollinators
because the form of its flowers is adapted to buzz pollination carried out by
some pollen-gatherer bees that vibrate their indirect flight muscles to obtain
that floral resource. The absence and the low density of these bees in tomato
fields can lead to pollination deficits for crop. The aim of this study is to
demonstrate that open tomato flowers, probably visited by native pollinator,
have greater pollen load on their stigma than unvisited flowers.
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