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INTERACTION BETWEEN MELON (CUCUMIS MELO) FLOWERS AND HONEYBEES UNDER EXTREME DESERT CONDITIONS IN ISRAEL

  • ORR N
  • EISIKOWITCH D
Apidologie (1988) 19(1) 85-96
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19880106
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Abstract

This study was carried out with melons of the « Arava » variety. It deals with pollination by honeybees in the warm autumn, compared to the cooler spring in Ein-Yahav, which is located in one of the most arid regions in Israel. The ratio between hermaphrodite and staminate flowers and the activity of honeybees in relation to flower phcnology and reward are discussed.

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ORR, N., & EISIKOWITCH, D. (1988). INTERACTION BETWEEN MELON (CUCUMIS MELO) FLOWERS AND HONEYBEES UNDER EXTREME DESERT CONDITIONS IN ISRAEL. Apidologie, 19(1), 85–96. https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:19880106

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