Pollinators diversity with special reference to role of honeybees in seed production of pigeon pea, Cajanus cajan L.

Effect of different modes of pollination viz., open pollination, 4-framed Apis cerana, 6 framed Apis mellifera and a colony of A. florea in seed production of pigeon pea revealed that 4-framed Api indica was found superior for number of pods per plant and weight of 1000 seeds, whereas 6-framed Apis mellifera was superior for number of seeds per plant, yield in kg per ha and per cent seed setting and a colony of Apis florea was superior for per cent crinkled seeds while per cent of germination was high under open pollination.