Bee pollination in agricultural ecosystems /

Managed and wild bees are critical for successful pollination of numerous fruit, vegetable, oilseed and legume seed crops and both are considered here. So is treatment of how bees also impact the agro-ecosystem in ways beyond simple pollination such as by transporting pollen from genetically modifie...

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Hauptverfasser:
James, Rosalind R., Pitts-Singer, Theresa L.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Zusammenfassung:
Managed and wild bees are critical for successful pollination of numerous fruit, vegetable, oilseed and legume seed crops and both are considered here. So is treatment of how bees also impact the agro-ecosystem in ways beyond simple pollination such as by transporting pollen from genetically modified plants.
Umfang:
1 online resource (247 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-029555-4
9786611851743
0-19-971787-7
1-281-85174-4
Schlagworte:
Bees > Control > Environmental aspects > United States.
Pollination by insects.
Agricultural ecology > United States.
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