Assisting natural wind pollination of field tomatoes with an air blower enhances yield

HortScience

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 846-847

  Hanna, H Y ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Insect pollination; Lycopersicon esculentum; Supplemental pollination; Vibration of tomato plants

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0032851088     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.34.5.846     Document Type: Article

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