To select native wild bees as pollinators of Alfalfa (medicago sativa) in Hexi Corridor

摘要：

Pollinators are very important for alfalfa seed production, since alfalfa (Medicago sativ a L.) must be tripped to produce seed.Honey bees are frequently ineffective in tripping flowers, whereas leafcutter bees are far more efficient.Although many wild bee species live in natural and semi‐natural habitats, most of them are unknown and are not systematically studied.Consequently, intensified research on native wild bee pollinators is essential to develop practical solutions to the pollination problem of alfalfa in Hexi Corridor, Northwest China.

关键词： Medicago sativa Hexi Corridor native wild bee pollinators tripping diurnal foraging activity

作者: Hongping Liu Xiaoxia Li Liang Jin Xiaojuan Wang

作者单位: College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology,Lanzhou University,Lanzhou 730020 China

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2008世界草地与草原大会

会议地点: 呼和浩特

会议语种:英文

在线出版日期: 2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）