Pollination efficiency of the stingless bee Melipona subnitida on greenhouse sweet pepper Eficiência de polinização da abelha sem ferrão Melipona subnitida na cultura do pimentão em casa de vegetação

The present study was carried out in Northeastern Region of Brazil, in order to investigate the use of stingless bee Melipona subnitida Ducke in the pollination of greenhouse sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). Treatments of hand cross-pollination, hand self-pollination, pollination by bees and restr...

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Main Authors: Darci de Oliveira Cruz, Breno Magalhães Freitas, Luis Antônio da Silva, Eva Mônica Sarmento da Silva, Isac Gabriel Abrahão Bomfim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Embrapa Informação Tecnológica 2005-12-01
Series:Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2005001200006