Low hybrid onion seed yields relate to honey bee visits and insecticide use

California Agriculture

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 155-158

  Long, Rachael F ^a   Morandin, Lora ^b  

^a UC Cooperative Extension   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; APIS MELLIFERA; IRIS YELLOW SPOT VIRUS; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 84861357280     PISSN: 00080845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3733/ca.v065n03p155     Document Type: Article

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