Bee pollination and fruit set of Sumac (Rhus coriaria, Anacardiaceae) as a native herbal plant grown under semiarid Mediterranean conditions in Jordan

Advances in Horticultural Science

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 183-187

  Zaitoun, S ^a   Al Ghzawi, A A ^b   Al Qudah, A ^b  

^a AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Bees; Herbal plant; Jordan; Pollination; Rhus coriaria

Indexed keywords

ANACARDIACEAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEDERA; HEXAPODA; RHUS; RHUS CORIARIA;

EID: 35348954413     PISSN: 03946169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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