Limitations to the use of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) for driven pollination of cultivars: a case study with European pear (Pyrus communis L. cv. Rocha)
The existence of pollinators able to promote xenogamy is a decisive factor in the yield of orchards. As it is allogamous, due to gametophytic self-incompatibility, most European pear cultivars do not produce fruits with seeds in the absence of pollinating insects. Therefore, the correct management a...
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2015-05-01
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| Series: | Biotemas |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/2175-7925.2015v28n2p73 |