Apis mellifera pollination improves agronomic productivity of anemophilous castor bean (Ricinus communis)

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1137-1145

  Rizzardo, Rômulo A G ^a   Milfont, Marcelo O ^a   Da Silva, Eva M S ^a,b   Freitas, Breno M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO VALE DO SÃO FRANCISCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Oleaginous crop; Pollination deficit; Pollination requirements; Seed yield; Wind insectassisted pollination

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BEES; CASTOR BEAN; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; POLLINATION;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 84870901549     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: 16782690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0001-37652012005000057     Document Type: Article

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