The Importance of Bees for Eggplant Cultivations (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Andrenidae, Halictidae)

The increasing demand for food and the “Pollination crisis” have emphasized the importance of better understanding the potential of different wild bee species for pollinating crops. The aim of this study was to investigate how dependent Solanum melongena L. is on bees for fruit production and if it...

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Main Author: Ivan Cesar Desuó
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2014-09-01
Series:Sociobiology
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/565