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Filtering by: Conference section Bees and Pollinators Creator Alba, Elena L. Degree Field Crop Science

Effects of floral position, stamen quality, hand pollination, and temperature during reproductive development on meadowfoam seed set and seed yield

Creator:

Alba, Elena L.

Abstract:

Inconsistent seed yields of meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba Benth.) interfere with profitable production of this new oilseed crop. Significant correlation of field grown meadowfoam seed yields with years having temperatures above 24°C in mid-May at Corvallis, OR., led to the hypothesis that ambient temperature during reproductive development affects meadowfoam seed yields....

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

stands of meadowfoam. Arroyo (1975) suggests that fluctuations in pollinator availability and seasonal