LIMA, C. J.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9324300514773491; LIMA, Caetano José de.
Résumé:
The loofah is a cucurbit family plan of Luffa cylindrica genre also known as
mop, sponge, gherkin the bush is native to Asia brought by slaves to Brazil .The loofah is
widely used in toiletries, crafts, industry etc. . It is a culture of easy operation and adapted
very well in the semiarid. However little is known about biology flora cultura.Esse this work
aimed to study aspect of the floral biology of Luffa cylindrica city of Sousa PB and contribute
information on beekeeping in the grassland savanna. The meeting was at the Institute of
Education Science and Technology of Paraíba IFPB campus Sousa-PB located in the Irrigated
Perimeter of São Gonçalo in the period from December to June 2013. The following points
were investigated: research and the different nectar collection schedules and their influence
the volume and concentration of sugar for its flowers at the time of anthesis up to and verify
changes in Nectar characteristics over time and discuss the potential consequences in
beekeeping areas of planting vegetable fodder. Production in flower for nectar volume of
cucurbit luffa cylindrica averaged 2.12 1, and having average brix of 20.1%. The floral
visitation of Apis mellifera had overall average of 1.89 minutes. The plant is a cylindrical
bushing and a cucurbit Luffa is a monoecious plant, which means that the flowers are both
male and female, having no different types; its floral density per square meter averaged 3.52
m2 flowers. It was found that the floral anthesis bushing occurred between 4:30 and 5:30 and
began closing in from 14:00 hours and supplementing 16:00.
