Pollination of sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in green-house by the syrphid fly Eristalis tenax (L.)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 437, Issue , 1997, Pages 335-339

  Jarlan, A ^a   De Oliveira, D ^a   Gingras, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; ERISTALIS TENAX; HEXAPODA; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 32644432849     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1997.437.41     Document Type: Conference Paper

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