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The Role of Honey Bees in Cotton Pollination
Author(s) -
McGregor S. E.,
Rhyne Claude,
Worley Smith,
Todd F. E.
Publication year - 1955
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1955.00021962004700010007x
Subject(s) - entomology , citation , honey bees , library science , botany , biology , computer science
MOST cotton breeders recognize the bumble bee (Bombus spp.) as one of the most important insects in the cross-pollination of cotton (9), but they also consider the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) as highly important (1, p. 254), (2, p. 117), (3), (6, p. 37), (10), (11). The pollinating activity of honey bees is commonly used to increase the production of seed in such crops as alfalfa and the clovers. This usage of honey bees seems feasible for cotton if beneficial effects of pollination result from bee activity.