Crop pollination by bees / Keith S. Delaplane, Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA and Daniel F. Mayer, Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Washington State University, Prosser, USA.

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Delaplane, Keith S [author.]

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TextPublisher: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2000Copyright date: 2000Description: 1 online resource (xv, 344 pages) : illustrations, chartsContent type:

text

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computer

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Crop pollination by bees.DDC classification:

333.95/57/16 23

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QK926 .D35 2000eb

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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.

Abstract: 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 literature on bee pollination, and crops for which pollination is historically a limiting factor. Three main sections address the biology of pollination, methods of culturing and conserving bees for optimum pollination, and the pollination requirements and recommendations for individual crops. This last section is dealt with through 42 short chapters on different crops, detailing flowering, pollination requirements and pollinators. The crops covered include arable, vegetable, berry and fruit crops. Appendices list sources of beekeeping supplies, a sample bee-keeper/grower pollination contract, and a table of pesticide toxicity to bees.

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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 literature on bee pollination, and crops for which pollination is historically a limiting factor. Three main sections address the biology of pollination, methods of culturing and conserving bees for optimum pollination, and the pollination requirements and recommendations for individual crops. This last section is dealt with through 42 short chapters on different crops, detailing flowering, pollination requirements and pollinators. The crops covered include arable, vegetable, berry and fruit crops. Appendices list sources of beekeeping supplies, a sample bee-keeper/grower pollination contract, and a table of pesticide toxicity to bees.

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Crop pollination by bees / Keith S. Delaplane, Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA and Daniel F. Mayer, Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Washington State University, Prosser, USA.