Interaction between pollinators and crop plants: The israeli experience

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 231-242

  Dag, Arnon ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Compatibility; Honeybee; Pollination

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL COMMUNITY; CROP PLANT; CULTIVATION; HONEYBEE; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CITRUS; COLEOPTERA; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELIANTHUS; LITCHI CHINENSIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MALUS X DOMESTICA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PERSEA AMERICANA; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; PRUNUS AVIUM; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; PRUNUS DULCIS; PRUNUS SALICINA; PYRUS; STENOCEREUS STELLATUS;

EID: 71049182636     PISSN: 07929978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJPS.57.3.231     Document Type: Article

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