Cross pollination of ‘Sundrop’ apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) by honeybees

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 287-294

  Austin, P T ^a   Hewett, E W ^a   Noiton, D A ^b   Plummer, J A ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Foraging; Fruit set; Nectar; Pollen transfer; Self incompatibility

Indexed keywords

APRICOT; CROSS POLLINATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; FRUIT SET; HONEYBEE; POLLINATION;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, HAWKES BAY;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; ROSACEAE;

EID: 0030301126     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.1996.9513963     Document Type: Article

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