Emasculation and Cross-Pollination Techniques for Tephrosia vogelii

Abstract

T. vogelii was observed to be primarily a self-pollinated species, but one that requires an insect to trip the flowers. The carpenter bee, X. brasilianorum, was reported to be the primary insect pollinator of T. vogelii in Puerto Rico. Emasculation and controlled cross-pollination procedures for T. vogelii were developed and described graphically.