Effectiveness of Bumblebee pollination in anti-frost heated tomato greenhouses in the Mediterranean basin;Akdeniz Bölgesi Anti-Don Isitilan Domates Seralarinda Bombus Arisi Tozlayiciliǧinin Etkinliǧi

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 73-82

  Daşgan, H Yildiz ^a   Ozdogan A O ^a   Kaftanoǧlu, Osman ^a   Abak, Kazim ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bombus terrestris; Fruit set; Greenhouse cultivation; Lycopersicon esculentum; Pollination

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; HEATING; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ANTI-FROST; GROWTH REGULATOR; ISOLATED ATMOSPHERE; POLLINATION;

GREENHOUSES;

CULTIVATION; FRUIT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLINATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

AVES; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 17344383972     PISSN: 1300011X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/tar-0212-5     Document Type: Article

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