Kiwifruit flowers: Anther dehiscence and daily collection of pollen by honey bees

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Abstract
The start of the daily collection of kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa (A. Chev.) C. F. Liang & A. R. Ferguson var. deliciosa) pollen by honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) was dependent on the timing of anther dehiscence. Anthers from both staminate and pistillate kiwifruit flowers usually dehisced early in the morning and pollen collection began soon after. The anthers on the staminate flowers released pollen each morning for 3 days and the anthers on the pistillate flowers released pollen for 5 days.