Nectar production and nectar sugar composition of three oilseed rape (Brassica napus) cultivars in Hungary

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 767, Issue , 2008, Pages 275-283

  Farkas, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Fructose; Glucose; Granulation; Honey; Nectar volume; Refraction; TLC

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 61449195311     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2008.767.29     Document Type: Conference Paper

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