Effect of insect pollination on growth and yield of buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) in Chitwan, Nepal

Aryal L.N., R.B. Thapa, Si. Tiwar, N.K. Chaudhary

Abstract


A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of insect pollination on growth and yield of common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench.) at farmers’ field of Meghauli, Chitwan, Nepal during the winter season of 2012-13. There were 5 treatments consisting of open pollination, hand pollination, Apis cerana F. pollination, Apis mellifera L. pollination and control with four replications laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD).

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