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Autore |
Delaplane Keith S |
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Titolo |
Crop pollination by bees [[electronic resource] /] / Keith S. Delaplane and Daniel F. Mayer |
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Wallingford [England] ; ; New York, : CABI, c2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-81195-1 |
9786610811953 |
0-85199-783-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (360 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Pollination by insects |
Honeybee |
Bee culture |
Food crops - Breeding |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-331) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Author Biographies; Preface; Chapter 1 Benefits of Bee Pollination; Chapter 2 Bee Pollination; Chapter 3 Bees: An Overview; Chapter 4 Bee Conservation; Chapter 5 Honey Bees: Biology and Status as Pollinators; Chapter 6 Honey Bees: Simplified Bee-keeping for Pollination; Chapter 7 Honey Bees: Managing Honey Bees for Pollination; Chapter 8 Bumble Bees; Chapter 9 Alkali Bees; Chapter 10 Other Soil Nesting Bees; Chapter 11 Alfalfa Leafcutting Bees; Chapter 12 Orchard Mason Bees; Chapter 13 Carpenter Bees; Chapter 14 Bees and Pesticides; Chapter 15 Alfalfa (Lucerne) Seed |
Chapter 16 AlmondChapter 17 Apple; Chapter 18 Asparagus Seed; Chapter 19 Avocado; Chapter 20 Bean (Lima); Chapter 21 Bean (Common, Green, Snap); Chapter 22 Beet Seed; Chapter 23 Blackberry; Chapter 24 Blueberry; Chapter 25 Cabbage and Other Crucifer Seeds; Chapter 26 Canola Seed (Oilseed Rape); Chapter 27 Cantaloupe; Chapter 28 Carrot Seed; Chapter 29 Cherry (Sweet, Sour); Chapter 30 Clover Seed (Alsike); Chapter 31 Clover Seed (Crimson); Chapter 32 Clover Seed (Red); Chapter 33 Clover Seed (White, 'Ladino'); Chapter 34 |
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Clover Seed (Sweet Clovers); Chapter 35 Cotton; Chapter 36 Cranberry |
Chapter 37 CucumberChapter 38 Kiwifruit; Chapter 39 Onion Seed; Chapter 40 Peach and Nectarine; Chapter 41 Pear; Chapter 42 Pepper (Bell, Green, Sweet); Chapter 43 Plum and Prune; Chapter 44 Raspberry; Chapter 45 Soybean; Chapter 46 Squash, Pumpkin and Gourd; Chapter 47 Strawberry; Chapter 48 Sunflower Seed; Chapter 49 Tomato; Chapter 50 Watermelon; Chapter 51 Priorities in Technology Development, Research and Education; Appendix 1 Bees and Bee-keeping Books and Supplies; Appendix 2 Sample Bee-keeper/Grower Contract Draft Pollination Agreement For Consideration of Legal Counsel |
Appendix 3 Table of PesticidesReferences; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book is a practical research-based guide to using bees for crop pollination. It emphasizes conserving feral bee populations as well as more traditional methods of culturing honey bees and other bees. |
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