Effect of honeybee activity on the cross-pollination of male-sterile sunflowers

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Radford, B.J. and Rhodes, J.W. (1978) Effect of honeybee activity on the cross-pollination of male-sterile sunflowers. Queensland Journal of Agricultural and Animal Sciences, 35 (2). pp. 153-157.

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When a block of male-sterile plants of CMS HA60 approximately 18 m square was sown in the centre of a 7 ha crop of pollen-bearing plants of Sunfola 68-2, honey bees appeared to be the only insects playing a significant role in pollination.

Item Type:	Article
Corporate Creators:	Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland
Subjects:	Plant culture > Field crops > Other field crops Animal culture > Insect culture and beneficial insects > Bee culture
Live Archive:	04 Mar 2024 05:00
Last Modified:	04 Mar 2024 05:00

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