A comparison of the alfalfa leafcutting bee (Megachile rotundatd) and the honey bee (Apis melliferd) as pollinators for hybrid carrot seed in field cages

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 437, Issue , 1997, Pages 457-461

  Tepedino, V J ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood size; Daucus carota; Seed germination; Seed production

Indexed keywords

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; DAUCUS CAROTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MEGACHILE; MEGACHILE ROTUNDATA; MEGACHILIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77956012473     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1997.437.62     Document Type: Conference Paper

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