Agronomy Journal · 1965 · 16 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesEntomologyPlant SciencesAgricultural EntomologyInsect EcologyPollination EcologyPlant-pollinator InteractionsPollen DispersalPollen ViabilityPollination BiologyPollinator BehaviorPollinator HabitatIsolationIsolation Distance ManagementPollen Dispersal BarriersPollen Dispersal Distance EstimationPollen DispersionPollen Flight DistancePollinating InsectsSpecies Differences In Pollen Viability
Synopsis A recessive marker gene for white flower was used to estimate the distance alfalfa pollinating insects would carry viable pollen. The amount of contaminate pollen disseminated by bees was a function of the bee species, distance, and season. The leaf‐cutter bee did not carry pollen away from the base plot as far as the honeybee did. Endemic pollinators carried viable pollen as far as one mile.