Cotton-Flower Visitation and Pollen Distribution by Honey Bees
- 9 January 1959
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 129 (3341) , 97-98
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.129.3341.97
Abstract
A rapid method of estimating the pollinating efficiency of honey bees in cotton is described. A prevailing average of 10 honey bees in each 100 flowers was found to be sufficient to cause practically all the stigmas to become coated with pollen.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Selective Gametocide Opens Way to Hybrid CottonScience, 1957