Influence of honey bee (Apis mellifera) on kiwifruit pollination and fruit quality under Australian conditions

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 51-59

  Howpage, D ^a   Spooner Hart R N ^a   Vithanage, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Actinidia deliciosa; Fruit quality; Honey bees; Kiwifruit; Pollen parents; Pollination

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CULTIVAR; FRUIT DEVELOPMENT; FRUIT WEIGHT; GROWING SEASON; HORTICULTURE; OVULE; PLANT INSECT INTERACTION; PLANT YIELD; POLLINATION;

FRUIT; HONEYBEE; ORCHARD; POLLINATION;

AUSTRALIA;

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0034802880     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2001.9514160     Document Type: Article

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