Can insect body pollen counts be used to estimate pollen deposition on pak choi stigmas?

New Zealand Plant Protection

Volumn 64, Issue , 2011, Pages 25-31

  Howlett, B G ^a   Walker, M K ^a   Rader, R ^b   Butler, R C ^a   Newstrom Lloyd, L E ^c   Teulon, D A J ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Apoidea; Brassica; Brassica rapa var. chinensis; Diptera; New Zealand; Pollen; Pollination; Pollinator effectiveness

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; BRASSICA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. CHINENSIS; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 80055093167     PISSN: 11759003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30843/nzpp.2011.64.5951     Document Type: Article

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