The Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) Is an Efficient Pollinator for Paeonia lactiflora Pall in the Field

The herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora Pall.) has high ornamental and nutritional value, the seeds of P. can be used to produce high-quality edible oil. However, low seed yield limits application lactiflora. This mitigated by insect pollinators. Here, we evaluated pollination services honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) in a field. We found that A. provided for throughout day especially period from 10:00–15:00. Seed number weight were significantly increased when was pollinated mellifera. Furthermore, DNA barcode, rbcL gene, analyze pollen samples corbiculae (pollen baskets) (bee pollen, BP) flowers (flower FP). High homology genes BP FP suggested collected Based on our results, efficient Therefore, could good candidate pollinator applied