Strategic use of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) to increase the number and size of fruits in kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa)

Fruit size in kiwifruit depends mainly on the number of seeds or fertilized ovules. Pollination by wind is not enough to obtain a fruit size accepted by the market, so it is necessary to perform this practice by means of bees and/or artificially. Since there are controversies regarding the efficienc...

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Main Authors:	David, Maria Angela, Sanchez, Enrique Eduardo, Martinez, Analia Noelia, Murillo, Natalia Lorena, Marcellán, Olga, Atela, Osvaldo, Palacio, María Alejandra
Format:	info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Elsevier 2022
Subjects:	Abeja Melífera Polinización Polinización Artificial Kiwi (fruta) Actinidia Chinensis Honey Bees Pollination Artificial Pollination Kiwifruits
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/11733 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S116103012100191X https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2021.126420