Melissopalynological Characterization of North Algerian Honeys
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Collection
2.2. Pollen Analysis
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
Pollen Taxa/Family | Samples | |||||||||
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Meneour | Guetna | Makda | Hacine | Freguig | Ain fares | Bouguirat | Sidi ali | Sirat | Hadjadj | |
(S1) | (S2) | (S3) | (S4) | (S5) | (S6) | (S7) | (S8) | (S9) | (S10) | |
Acaia sp. (Mimosaceae) | 15.6 | |||||||||
Artemisia sp. (Composeae) | 14 | |||||||||
Asparagus sp. (Liliaceae) | 9.37 | 8.99 | ||||||||
Calendula arvensis (Composeae) | 7.02 | 7.5 | ||||||||
Calycotum spinosa (Papilionaceae) | 10.1 | |||||||||
Ceratonia siliqua (Fabaceae) | 15.62 | |||||||||
Cistus sp. (Cistaceae) | 1.5 | |||||||||
Citrus sp. (Rutaceae) | 46 | 45 | 62.5 | |||||||
Convolvolus arvensis (Convolvulaceae) | 2.5 | |||||||||
Cupressus sp. (Cupressaceae) | 3.08 | |||||||||
Eucalyptus camaludensis (Myrtaceae) | 12 | 6.98 | 12 | 5 | ||||||
Eucalyptus globulus (Myrtaceae) | 86.2 | 52.4 | 80.22 | |||||||
Eucalyptus resinifera (Myrtaceae) | 18 | |||||||||
Eucalyptus sp. (Myrtaceae) | 15 | 20 | 22.96 | 9.88 | 0.57 | |||||
Fraxinus sp. (Oleaceae) | 14.84 | |||||||||
Fucus indica (Cactaceae) | 1.98 | |||||||||
Lavandula angustifolia (Lamiaceae) | 60.33 | |||||||||
Lavandula stoechas (Lamiaceae) | 21 | 35.98 | ||||||||
Malva sp. (Malvaceae) | 0.43 | 1.19 | ||||||||
Muscari comosum (Liliaceae) | 0.78 | |||||||||
Olea europea (Oleaceae) | 0.18 | |||||||||
Oxalis sp. (Oxalidaceae) | 3.5 | |||||||||
Papaver rhoeas (Papaveraceae) | 2.26 | 1.76 | 3.5 | |||||||
Pastinaca sativa (Apiaceae) | 11.98 | 15 | 15 | 5.97 | 7.78 | |||||
Pinus sp. (Pinaceae) | 6.5 | 1.95 | 0.11 | |||||||
Pistacia lentiscus (Anacardiaceae) | 5.98 | 9.26 | 0.14 | |||||||
Prunus spinosa (Rosaceae) | 4.44 | |||||||||
Punica granatum (Pinucaceae) | 5 | |||||||||
Quercus ilex (Fagaceae) | 2.05 | |||||||||
Quercus sp. (Fagaceae) | 3.02 | |||||||||
Quercus suber (Fagaceae) | 1.02 | |||||||||
Rosmarinus officinalis (Lamiaceae) | 18.95 | 2.51 | ||||||||
Senecio jacobea (Asteraceae) | 0.59 | |||||||||
Sinapis arvensis (Brassicaceae) | 9 | 9.52 | 10.44 | |||||||
Tamarix sp. (Tamaricaceae) | 7.03 | |||||||||
Thymus vulgaris (Lamiaceae) | 57.91 |
4. Conclusion
Conflicts of Interest
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Nair, S.; Meddah, B.; Aoues, A. Melissopalynological Characterization of North Algerian Honeys. Foods 2013, 2, 83-89. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods2010083
Nair S, Meddah B, Aoues A. Melissopalynological Characterization of North Algerian Honeys. Foods. 2013; 2(1):83-89. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods2010083
Chicago/Turabian StyleNair, Samira, Boumedienne Meddah, and Abdelkader Aoues. 2013. "Melissopalynological Characterization of North Algerian Honeys" Foods 2, no. 1: 83-89. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods2010083
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