The Influence of Garden Size and Floral Cover on Pollen Deposition in Urban Community Gardens
Many cucurbits, such as cucumbers, squashes and pumpkins, depend on pollinating bees in order to set fruit. However, fruit yield and progeny vigor in these plants generally decreases as heterospecific pollen deposition increases. We studied how the spatial area dedicated to cucumbers (Cucumis sativi...
Main Authors: | Kevin C. Matteson, Shannon U. Morath, Gail A. Langellotto, Peter A. Werrell |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Loyola Marymount University
2009-01-01
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Series: | Cities and the Environment |
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Online Access: | http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cate/vol2/iss1/6 |
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