Seed production in watermelon: A comparison between two commercially available pollinators

HortScience

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 28-30

  Stanghellini, M S ^a   Ambrose, J T ^a   Schultheis, J R ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Bombus impatiens; Bumble bees; Citrullus lanatus; Honey bees; Pollination

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; BOMBUS IMPATIENS; CITRULLUS LANATUS;

EID: 0031895366     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.33.1.28     Document Type: Article

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