A polinização na cultura de maracujá: um estudo comparativo no efeito da lucratividade entre polinização mecânica e natural

Abstract

Passion fruit is a fruit that essentially requires pollination, be it mechanical or natural. For a natural pollination, the crop properly, as the xylocopes stand out as excellent pollinators. The objective of this work is to compare the pollination services performed by man and bees with the objective of improving the benefits of natural pollination of flowers, as well as their execution in production, emphasizing cost management and the profit of rural producers in the culture of passion fruit, relating to a mechanical pollination performed by man. This article was conducted through a data analysis, relating the costs generated and the number of pollinated flowers, from Junqueira’s (2017) researches, which were carried out in the Triângulo Mineiro region, in areas of 1 to 3 hectares, during the period of flowering of the passion fruit between 2014 and 2015. Due to the absence of pollinators, xylocopes nests, made from pieces of bamboo, were transferred to the studied areas, considering this to be an excellent alternative, for an introduction of these nests demonstrated a satisfactory way to collaborate with the local productivity increase of the passion fruit crop.