Pollination and pollen vectors in Acerola, Malphighia punicifolia L.

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 437, Issue , 1997, Pages 419-423

  Magalhaes, L M F ^a   De Oliveira, D ^a   Ohashi, O S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b FCAP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOPHORIDAE; APIDAE; APOIDEA; HALICTIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 25744478511     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1997.437.55     Document Type: Conference Paper

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