Nectar quality in open-pollinated, pol CMS hybrid, and dominant SI hybrid oilseed summer rape

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-89

  Pernal, S F ^a   Currie, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Brassica napus; Honeybees; Nectar; Oilseed summer rape; Simple sugars

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; CARBOHYDRATE PRODUCTION; CULTIVAR; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FORAGING; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; HONEYBEE; HYBRID; MANITOBA; NECTAR; POLLINATION; SAMPLING; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY; SUCROSE;

APIS MELLIFERA; BRASSICA NAPUS; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 0031862701     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P97-071     Document Type: Article

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