Nectar secretion in winter oilseed rape, Brassica napus - Quantitative and qualitative variability among 71 genotypes

Plant Breeding

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 471-476

  Pierre, J ^a   Mesquida, J ^a   Marilleau, R ^a   Pham Delegue M H ^a   Renard, M ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Stn d'Amelioration des Plantes   (France)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Genotypic variability; Honeybees; Nectar; Pollination; Production; Sugar composition

Indexed keywords

CYTOPLASMIC MALE STERILITY; FLOWERING; FRUCTOSE; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPIC VARIATION; HEXOSE; HONEYBEE; HYBRID SEED PRODUCTION; INSECT; MALE FERTILITY; NECTAR; PLANT VARIETY; POLLINATION; SUGAR;

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 0033370219     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0523.1999.00421.x     Document Type: Article

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