Studies on bee activity and outcrossing in increase plots of Vicia faba L.
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2003-07-01Date Issued
1986-11-01ISI journal
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Larry D. Robertson, Cesar Cardona. (1/7/2003). Studies on bee activity and outcrossing in increase plots of Vicia faba L. Field Crops Research, 15 (2), pp. 157-164.
Abstract
Brassica napus L. and × Triticosecale Wittmack surrounding Vicia faba L. plots were tested as isolation mechanisms to reduce inter-plot outcrossing rates at ICARDA, Tel Hadya, Syria. Pollinators identified were Apis mellifera L. and three species of solitary bee, Anthophora canescens Br., Synhalonia sp. aff. hungaria (Fr.) and Eucera cincta Fr. Brassica and, to a lesser extent, triticale were efficient in reducing bee activity in faba bean plots. However, the reduction in bee activity did not result in a corresponding reduction in inter-plot outcrossing rates. Suggestions are made for investigation of the use of Brassica to reduce intra-plot outcrossing rates.
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