Pollination and breeding system of lowbush blueberries, Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. and V. myrtilloides Michx. (Ericacaeae), in the boreal forest

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 48-57

  Usui, Masayuki ^a   Kevan, Peter G ^a   Obbard, Martyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Breeding system; Bumblebees; Charleau; Fruit set; Lowbush blueberries; Ontario; Pollination; Pollinators; Seed set; V. myrtilloides; Vaccinium angustifolium

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BOREAL FOREST; FLOWERING; FRUIT SET; INSECT; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEED SET;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

INSECTA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLOIDES;

EID: 33746171347     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v119i1.80     Document Type: Article

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