Tomato
- Scientific name
- Solanum lycopersicum
- Regions
- Tunisian Vegetable Growing Zones
A major market garden crop in Tunisia, grown in open fields and greenhouses. Its anthers primarily release their pollen through vibration.
الطماطم
Tamatem
Solanaceae
Cultivated herbaceous plant
Variable according to the cultivation calendar
None: tomato is primarily a polliniferous resource
Nectar
None to very low
Pollen
Important for bees capable of buzz pollination
Main role
pollen
Roles
- pollen
- pollination
Seasonal utility
Pollination of market garden crops
Biological utility
Vibration of the anthers improves pollen release and fruit set in greenhouses.
Pollen color
Yellow
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