Formulation and composition which promote targeted pollination by bees towards kiwi crops and related methods
AssigneesConsejo Nacional De Investigaciones Cientificas Y Tecnicas (Conicet), Universidad De Buenos Aires
InventorsWalter Marcelo Farina, María Cecilia Estravis Barcala, Florencia Palottini
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Abstract
This invention refers to a formulation and a composition that promote the pollination of kiwifruit crops by selectively inducing the pollinating activity of bees. It also refers to a method for targeting the pollinating activity of bees to kiwifruit crops.
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A formulation that promotes targeted pollination by honeybees towards kiwifruit crops, wherein said formulation comprises between 25 and 45% v/v of farnesene, between 45 and 65% v/v of 1-heptadecene, and between 5 and 25% v/v of 2-phenylethanol.
A composition that promotes targeted pollination by honeybees towards kiwifruit crops, wherein said composition comprises a formulation comprising between 25 and 45% v/v of farnesene, between 45 and 65% v/v of 1-heptadecene and between 5 and 25% v/v of 2-phenylethanol, diluted in a sugar solution.
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