Effect of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) and Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris L.) pollinators on yield and yield factors in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) production areas

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 332-335

  Aslan, Mahmut Murat ^a   Yavuksuz, Cicek ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bumblebee; Honey bee; Pollination; Sunflower; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953798703     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2010.332.335     Document Type: Article

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