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Effects of Bee Species and Isolation Distance on Possible Varietal Contamination in Alf 1
Author(s) -
Bradner N. R.,
Frakes R. V.,
Stephen W. P.
Publication year - 1965
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/agronj1965.00021962005700030005x
Subject(s) - pollen , pollinator , biology , pollination , insect , botany , agronomy
Synopsis A recessive marker gene for white flower was used to estimate the distance alfalfa pollinating insects would carry viable pollen. The amount of contaminate pollen disseminated by bees was a function of the bee species, distance, and season. The leaf‐cutter bee did not carry pollen away from the base plot as far as the honeybee did. Endemic pollinators carried viable pollen as far as one mile.