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Leaf-cutting bees as a reserve to increase seed production of alfalfa

Abstract

In the article the constraints in expanding the area under crop of alfalfa. Found that in order to ensure sustainable harvesting of alfalfa seed must, in addition to farming practices, to provide sufficient seed stands of insect pollinators that will receive 5-10 times higher seed yield. It was concluded that one of the reserves for increasing seed production of this culture can be breeding leaf cutter bees.

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Tsimashenka V., Novikov A., Dobysh H., Zhabrouski I. Leaf-cutting bees as a reserve to increase seed production of alfalfa. Agrarian Economics. 2016;(1):51-56. (In Russ.)

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