Artificial pollination of Pumpkin

Pumpkin as a common melon vegetable, the planting area in our country is still very large. In rural areas, it is also a kind of family vegetable, when planting pumpkin, artificial pollination is needed in order to improve the fruit rate and yield of pumpkin. So how can pumpkins be artificially pollinated? When should it be pollinated? Today, the editor will give you a brief introduction. Let's take a look at it.

1. Why do you need artificial pollination

Although pumpkin will produce more female flowers in the process of growth, its fruit setting rate is not very high, which has a great impact on the early maturity and yield of pumpkin. Therefore, we need to carry out artificial pollination properly, because artificial pollination is the main measure to ensure that pumpkins blossom and bear fruit normally. Pumpkin itself is a hermaphroditic cross-pollinated plant, if there is no artificial pollination, then only rely on bees and other insects to spread pollen. If there is a rainy season, then the pollination rate of insects will be affected, causing pollen transmission to be blocked.

2. Pollination time

The timing of artificial pollination is very important, usually between 7: 00 and 8: 00 a. M. If the pollination time is too late, then the vitality of pollen will be reduced, the pollination effect will become worse, and the melon setting rate is not ideal. Should not be carried out in cloudy and rainy days, if the female flower style is washed away by Rain Water in cloudy and rainy days, the pollen will be washed away, and artificial pollination will naturally have no effect. The Corolla of the pollinated female flower was fastened the night before pollination, then untied the next morning, and then re-fastened after pollination to prevent Rain Water from scouring.

3. Pollination method

The method of pumpkin pollination is very simple. First, pollen is collected from the stamens. Then sprinkle it directly on the pistil, but before pollination, in order to improve the success rate of pollination, it is best to follow the previous method to protect the female flower from rain. When collecting male pollen, you can directly brush the male stamens with a brush, install them with a small plate, and then dip the pollen into the female style.

You can also directly remove the male flowers, then remove the petals, put the style directly on the female flowers, and let the pollen scatter on the stigmas of the female flowers. Finally, honeybees can be put into the garden to achieve the purpose of pollination through the behavior of collecting honey powder, so as to improve the fruit rate and yield of pumpkin.

The above is a brief introduction to the artificial pollination of pumpkin. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. I hope it can be helpful to all of you.