Effects of meliponiculture Tetragonula laeviceps on productivity, physical and chemical characteristics of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum)

Muhamad Aldi Nurdiansyah; Tjokorda Istri Indira; Khairul Hadi Burhan; Rijanti Rahaju Maulani; Aep Supriyadi; Agus Dana Permana; Muhammad Yusuf Abduh

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Online Published: 15 Apr 2024

J Res Agric Food Sci. 2024; 1(1): 14-21

doi: 10.5455/JRAFS.20240217112138

Effects of meliponiculture Tetragonula laeviceps on productivity, physical and chemical characteristics of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum)

Muhamad Aldi Nurdiansyah, Tjokorda Istri Indira, Khairul Hadi Burhan, Rijanti Rahaju Maulani, Aep Supriyadi, Agus Dana Permana, Muhammad Yusuf Abduh.

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Abstract
Aim and Background:
Tomato plants are widely grown in Indonesia using the open agriculture system. However, the widespread application of pesticides in horticultural systems, particularly in tomato farming, has prevented pollinators from visiting flowers. Along with climate change effects, it leads to the decrease in diversity and availability of pollen and nectar in agroecosystems. This study aimed to determine the effects of pollination by stingless bees, Tetragonula laeviceps Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae) on the pollination success, fruit yield, and productivity of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.). Furthermore, the effects of T. laeviceps as a pollinator were investigated on the physical and chemical characteristics of tomato fruit.

Methods:
This study used two treatments: with and without meliponiculture T. laeviceps. The degree of pollination success and fruit yield increased with meliponiculture(30.91% and 68.68%, respectively) compared without meliponiculture.

Results:
The physical (fruit weight, diameter, and mesocarp) and chemical characteristics (moisture content, titratable acidity, total soluble solids, ascorbic acid, and lycopene) of tomato fruit were not affected by T. laeviceps pollination. Meliponiculture T. laeviceps increased pollination success, fruit yield, and estimated productivity but had no effects on the physical and chemical characteristics of tomato fruit.

Conclusion:
The application of meliponiculture T. laeviceps in tomato plantations proved to be a valuable strategy for increasing fruit productivity.

Key words: lycopene; pollination, productivity; Solanum lycopersicum; Tetragonula laeviceps

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Nurdiansyah MA, Indira TI, Burhan KH, Maulani RR, Supriyadi A, Permana AD, Abduh MY. Effects of meliponiculture Tetragonula laeviceps on productivity, physical and chemical characteristics of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum). J Res Agric Food Sci. 2024; 1(1): 14-21.

doi:10.5455/JRAFS.20240217112138

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Nurdiansyah MA, Indira TI, Burhan KH, Maulani RR, Supriyadi A, Permana AD, Abduh MY. Effects of meliponiculture Tetragonula laeviceps on productivity, physical and chemical characteristics of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum). https://www.jrafs.com/?mno=191317 [Access: June 27, 2026].

doi:10.5455/JRAFS.20240217112138

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Nurdiansyah MA, Indira TI, Burhan KH, Maulani RR, Supriyadi A, Permana AD, Abduh MY. Effects of meliponiculture Tetragonula laeviceps on productivity, physical and chemical characteristics of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum). J Res Agric Food Sci. 2024; 1(1): 14-21.

doi:10.5455/JRAFS.20240217112138

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Nurdiansyah, M. A., Indira, . T. I., Burhan, . K. H., Maulani, . R. R., Supriyadi, . A., Permana, . A. D. & Abduh, . M. Y. (2024) Effects of meliponiculture Tetragonula laeviceps on productivity, physical and chemical characteristics of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum). J Res Agric Food Sci, 1 (1), 14-21.

doi:10.5455/JRAFS.20240217112138

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Nurdiansyah, Muhamad Aldi, Tjokorda Istri Indira, Khairul Hadi Burhan, Rijanti Rahaju Maulani, Aep Supriyadi, Agus Dana Permana, and Muhammad Yusuf Abduh. 2024. Effects of meliponiculture Tetragonula laeviceps on productivity, physical and chemical characteristics of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum). Journal of Research in Agriculture and Food Sciences, 1 (1), 14-21.

doi:10.5455/JRAFS.20240217112138

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Nurdiansyah, Muhamad Aldi, Tjokorda Istri Indira, Khairul Hadi Burhan, Rijanti Rahaju Maulani, Aep Supriyadi, Agus Dana Permana, and Muhammad Yusuf Abduh. "Effects of meliponiculture Tetragonula laeviceps on productivity, physical and chemical characteristics of tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum)." Journal of Research in Agriculture and Food Sciences 1 (2024), 14-21.

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