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The pollination of cultivated plants: A compendium for practitioners

Volume 1

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 324

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-130512-6

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) More than twenty years ago, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations contributed to the growing recognition of the role of pollination in agricultural production, with the publication of “The Pollination of Cultivated Plants in the Tropics”. Since that time, the appreciation of pollinators has grown, alongside the realization that we stand to lose them. But our knowledge and understanding of crop pollination, pollinator biology, and best management practices has also expanded over this time. This volume is the first of two “compendiums for practitioners”, sharing expert knowledge on all dimensions of crop pollination in both temperate and tropical zones. The focus in this first volume is on applied crop and system-specific pollination.

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