Crop pollination by bees /

• Main Authors: Delaplane, Keith S., (Author), Mayer, D. F., (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2000.
• Subjects: Pollination by insects.; Honeybee.; Bee culture.; Food crops > Breeding.; Horticultural Crops, (New March 2000); Field Crops, (New March 2000); Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.; Insects.; Beekeeping.; Beneficial insects.; Crops.; Field crops.; Flowering.; Fruit crops.; Honey bees.; Horticultural crops.; Pollination.; Pollinators.; Small fruits.; Vegetables.; Electronic books.
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This book aims to synthesize the latest scientific literature into principles and practices relevant to workers in crop pollination. Particular focus is on bee-pollinated crops of significant or emerging economic importance in the temperate developed world, crops for which there is significant liter...

Table of Contents:

• Benefits of Bee Pollination
• Bee Pollination
• Bees : An Overview
• Bee Conservation
• Honey Bees : Biology and Status as Pollinators
• Honey Bees : Simplified Bee-keeping for Pollination
• Honey Bees : Managing Honey Bees for Pollination
• Bumble Bees
• Alkali Bees
• Other Soil Nesting Bees
• Alfalfa Leafcutting Bees
• Orchard Mason Bees
• Carpenter Bees
• Bees and Pesticides
• Alfalfa (Lucerne) Seed
• Almond
• Apple
• Asparagus Seed
• Avocado
• Bean (Lima)
• Bean (Common, Green, Snap)
• Beet Seed
• Blackberry
• Blueberry
• Cabbage and Other Crucifer Seeds
• Canola Seed (Oilseed Rape)
• Cantaloupe
• Carrot Seed
• Cherry (Sweet, Sour)
• Clover Seed (Alsike)
• Clover Seed (Crimson)
• Clover Seed (Red)
• Clover Seed (White, 'Ladino')
• Clover Seed (Sweet Clovers)
• Cotton
• Cranberry
• Cucumber
• Kiwifruit
• Onion Seed
• Peach and Nectarine
• Pear
• Pepper (Bell, Green, Sweet)
• Plum and Prune
• Raspberry
• Soybean
• Squash, Pumpkin and Gourd
• Strawberry
• Sunflower Seed
• Tomato
• Watermelon
• Priorities in Technology Development, Research and Education.