Some results of pollination and seed production in lucerne
Ciurdarescu, G.
Analele Universitatii Bucuresti, Biologie Animala 21: 69-72
1972
Accession: 000198331
Field experiments conducted at several research stations in Rumania showed that Apis mellifera was a poor pollinator of lucerne, tripping only 3.4-9.3% of the flowers visited. The best pollinators recorded were Eucera clypeata which tripped 100%, and some Andrena species which tripped 70-98.5%. Apis was the most dominant genus of Apoidea, forming 54.6-99.6% of the foraging bee population. The most dominant wild bees were Halictus, 21.9-38.5%, and Eucera, 15-28%.A.S.