Stingless bees, Melipona fasciculata, as efficient pollinators of eggplant (Solanum melongena) in greenhouses

Apidologie

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 537-546

  Nunes Silva, Patrícia ^a   Hrncir, Michael ^b   Da Silva, Cláudia Inês ^a   Roldão, Yara Sbrolin ^a   Imperatriz Fonseca, Vera Lucia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO SEMI ÁRIDO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

eggplant; Melipona fasciculata; pollination; Solanum melongena; stingless bee

Indexed keywords

BEE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLLINATOR; VEGETABLE;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84884241087     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13592-013-0204-y     Document Type: Article

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