Effects of honeybee (Apis mellifera) pollination on seed set in hybrid sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1037-1043

  Oz, Mehmet ^a   Karasu, Abdullah ^a   Cakmak, Ibrahim ^a   Goksoy, Abdurrahim Tanju ^a   Metin, Zeki Turan ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cages; Honeybees; Hybrid seed yield; Pollination; Seed set; Sunflower (helianthus annuus l.)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HONEYBEE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLLINATION; SEED PRODUCTION; SEED SET; SEED YIELD; SUNFLOWER;

APIS MELLIFERA; HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 66749185760     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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