Does the honeybee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) reduce the blooming period of canola?

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 233-237

  Sabbahi, R ^a   De Oliveira, D ^a   Marceau, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Blooming length; Brassica napus; Maximum carrying capacity; Pod set

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; HONEYBEE; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLLINATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; HYMENOPTERA; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 33744494024     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2006.00206.x     Document Type: Article

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