Pollination studies in large cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.) of Sikkim Himalayan region of India

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 735-741

  Kishore, Kundan ^a   Kalita, Homeshwar ^a   Singh, Matber ^a   Avasthe, Ravikant ^a   Pandey, Brijesh ^a   Denzongpa, Rinchen ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Bumblebee; Large cardamom; Pollen robber; Pollination efficiency; Pollination potential index

Indexed keywords

BEE; FLORAL TRAIT; HERB; NATIVE SPECIES; NECTARIVORY; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLEN; POLLINATION; RESEARCH INSTITUTION; ROBBING; SPECIALIZATION;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA; SIKKIM HIMALAYAS;

AMOMUM; AMOMUM SUBULATUM; APIS MELLIFERA; ELETTARIA CARDAMOMUM;

EID: 79960436398     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2011.05.031     Document Type: Article

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