Genetic variability in flower attractiveness to honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) within the genus Citrullus

HortScience

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 860-863

  Wolf, S ^a   Lensky, Y ^a   Paldi, N ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Nectar; Seed set; Sugar concentration; Watermelon

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; CITRULLUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; INSECTA;

EID: 0032884435     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.34.5.860     Document Type: Article

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