Honey bee as an effective pollinating agent of pumpkin Abelha melífera como eficiente agente polinizador de moranga

The production of fruits and seeds of many crops is increased when bees visit their flowers pollinating them. The aim of this research was to study the pollination of pumpkins (Cucurbita maxima Duch. var. Exposição), to determine the diversity of insects visiting its flowers, the time and type of pr...

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Main Authors: Daniel Nicodemo, Regina Helena Nogueira Couto, Euclides Braga Malheiros, David De Jong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2009-08-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162009000400007