Air Blowers Are Less Effective Pollinators of Greenhouse Tomatoes than Electric Vibrators but Cost Less to Operate

HortTechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 104-107

  Hanna, H Y ^a  

^a Red River Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Blower pollinated plants; Bumblebee pollination; Lycopersicon esculentum; Vibrator pollinated plants

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0346973093     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.14.1.0104     Document Type: Article

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