Floral visitors and the importance of honey bee on buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) in central Belgium

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 104-108

  Jacquemart, A L ^a   Gillet, C ^a   Cawoy, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

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EID: 54249117980     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.2007.11512205     Document Type: Article

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