Fruit set and quality of loquats (Eriobotrya japonica) as effected by pollinations under sub-humid Mediterranean

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 58-62

  Freihat, Nawaf M ^a   Al Ghzawi, Abd Al Majeed ^a   Zaitoun, Shahera ^b   Alqudah, Ahmad ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Bees; Jordan; Loquat; Pollination

Indexed keywords

BEE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIURNAL VARIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVERGREEN TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD METHOD; FLOWER VISITING; FRUIT SET; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RESPONSE; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POLLINATION; SUGAR;

AJLUN; ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST; RAS MUNIF;

ANTHOPHORA; APIDAE; APOIDEA; ERIOBOTRYA JAPONICA; HALICTIDAE; HALICTUS QUADRICINCTUS;

EID: 43649105514     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2008.03.012     Document Type: Article

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