The role of crop-pollinator relationships in breeding for pollinator-friendly legumes: From a breeding perspective

Euphytica

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-52

  Palmer, Reid G ^a   Perez, Paola T ^a   Ortiz Perez, Evelyn ^b   Maalouf, Fouad ^c   Suso, María José ^d  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dairyland Seed Co Inc   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^d INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bee pollinator; Faba bean; Floral traits; Heterosis; Hybrid and population improvement; Soybean

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; GLYCINE MAX; HEXAPODA; VICIA FABA;

EID: 70350273364     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-009-9953-0     Document Type: Article

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