In-hive pollen transfer in mango

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 561, Issue , 2001, Pages 61-65

  Dag, A ^a   Degani, C ^a   Gazit, S ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cross pollination; Honeybee; In hive pollen transfer; Isozyme analysis; Mangifera indica

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MANGIFERA INDICA;

EID: 47749139890     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2001.561.8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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