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THE EFFECTS OF POLLINATOR MOVEMENT AND ABUNDANCE ON ALFALFA SEED YIELD

Karen Strickler
University of Idaho
Parma Research & Extension Center

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Studying seasonal changes in open flower standing crop (slide show 2), and in numbers of open flowers per raceme (slide show 3) led me to the next study that I want to talk about, which was funded by a USDA seed grant.  This study is published in:
bulletStrickler, K. 1999. The impact of flower standing crop and pollinator movement on alfalfa seed yield. Environ. Entomol. 28(6): 1067-1076.
bulletStrickler, K. and J. Vinson. 2000. A simulation of the effect of pollinator movement on alfalfa seed production. Environ. Entomol. 29(5):907-918.   (PDF file)