Effect of three volatile compounds from lucerne flowers on their attractiveness towards pollinators

Bulletin of Insectology

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 21-27

  Pecetti, Luciano ^a   Tava, Aldo ^a   Felicioli, Antonio ^b   Pinzauti, Mauro ^b   Piano, Efisio ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Lucerne (medicago sativa l.); Pollination; Seed set; Volatile compounds

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 2942708937     PISSN: 17218861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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