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PJB-2010-142

POLLINATION MECHANISM AND ROLE OF INSECTS IN ABUTILON INDICUM (L.) SWEET

RUBINA ABID, JAN ALAM AND M. QAISER*
Abstract

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Flowers of Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet are slightly protandrous, opening and closing times of flower are temperature and light dependent. Bagging experiments and pollen-ovule ratio reveal that it is a facultative autogamous taxon. Butterflies (Lepidoptera) and Bees (Hymenoptera) are the regular flower visitors. Butterflies are just visitors as they do not take any part in pollination while, Apis sp., and Bembix sp. are found to be the pollinators of Abutilon indicum.

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