Bee pollination and fruit set of Coffea arabica and C. canephora (Rubiaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 153-157

  Klein, Alexandra Maria ^a   Steffan Dewenter, Ingolf ^a   Tscharntke, Teja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Coffea; Indonesia; Plant pollinator interactions; Rubiaceae; Sulawesi; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

ANEMOPHILY; AUTOGAMY; BEE; CASH CROPPING; COFFEE; FRUIT SET; POLLINATION; ZOOPHILY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

APOIDEA; COFFEA; COFFEA ARABICA; COFFEA CANEPHORA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 0038409142     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.90.1.153     Document Type: Article

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