Honey bees, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae), as pollinators of upland cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L. (Malvaceae), for hybrid seed production /

The commercial production of F1 hybrid upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutumL.) seed requires the use of an economical and reliable strategy to insure adequate pollination between male-fertile (MF) and male-sterile (MS) flowers. Ultrasonic pollen removal followed by focused flow counting of the pollen g...

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Main Author:	Vaissière, Bernard Emile
Other Authors:	Altman, Dave (degree committee member.), Rummel, Don R. (degree committee member.), Smith, James D. (degree committee member.), Thomas, John G. (degree committee member.), Vinson, S. Bradleigh (degree committee member.)
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	1991.
Subjects:	Cotton > Reproduction. Pollination by insects. Hybridization. Major entomology. Academic theses
Online Access:	ProQuest, Abstract Link to OAKTrust copy