Some Additional Notes on the Relations Between Some Polinator Bee Species and Weeds in Karacadağ Paddy Fields in Southeastern Anatolia Region, Turkey

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science

© 2020 by SSRG - IJAES Journal

Volume 7 Issue 1

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : Mehmet Duman, Çetin Mutlu, Yasemin Güler, Vedat Karaca

10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V7I1P104

How to Cite?

Mehmet Duman, Çetin Mutlu, Yasemin Güler, Vedat Karaca, "Some Additional Notes on the Relations Between Some Polinator Bee Species and Weeds in Karacadağ Paddy Fields in Southeastern Anatolia Region, Turkey," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 7,  no. 1, pp. 19-23, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V7I1P104

Abstract:

Rice is the main food source of more than half of the global population. This study was carried out in Diyarbakır and Şanlıurfa provinces during 2010-
2011 to determine the relationship between pollinator bees and their host plant species which are some weeds in Karacadag paddy cultivation areas
located in the southeastern Anatolia Region. Pollinator bees samples were performed biweekly by sweep net through June and October. The weeds in
the surveyed fields were determined by random sampling method. As a result of surveys, pollinator bees feed on nectar weeds. During the surveys;
Cichorium intybus L., Conyza canadensis (L.) (Asteraceae), Mentha spicata L. (Lamiaceae), Trifolium arvense L., T. haussknechtii var haussknechtii Boiss., T. resupinatum L. (Leguminecea), Lythrum hyssopifolia L. (Lythraceae), Veronica lysimachioides (Boiss.), V. anagallis-aquatica L. subsp. oxycarpa (Boiss.) Elenevskyi (Scrophulariaceae), Physalis sp. and Solanum nigrum L. (Solanaceae) were determined. The presence of these weed species in the surveyed region depends on the presence of pollinator bees. C. intybus L. and Trifolium spp. are important in apiculture because of their rich nectar and pollen contents and high nutritional values. The pollinator bee species contribute to soil fertilization by increasing nitrogen contents. It is concluded that being the key species increasing the yield of leguminous crops, pollinators also play an important role in the fertilization of soils with nitrogen deficiency.

Keywords:

Karacadag rice, beneficial insects, pollinator bees, weeds.

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