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Pollen analysis of summer honeys collected from forest area of Bramhapuri tahsil of Chandrapur district, (Maharashtra state)
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Laxmikant N Borkar, Devendra M Mate
Abstract
The paper incorporates a qualitative and quantitative analysis of pollen contents in two squeezed honey samples of Apis dorsata hives collected from forest area of Bramhapuri tahsil of Chandrapur district. Terminalia sp. represents the predominant pollen type in one sample (46.58%) is designate as Termanalia honey. The other significant pollen types recorded include Terminalia sp., Astericantha longifolia, Psidium guajava, Capsicum annumm, Sapindus emarginatus, Mangifera indica, Bombax ceiba, Blumea sp., Alengium salviifolium. The pollen counts ranged from 410,000/g to 840,000/g. The data reflects the floral situation of the place were particular honey was produced and the identification of geographical origin based on the presence of a combination of pollen types of that particular area.
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Pages:794-800
How to cite this article:
Laxmikant N Borkar, Devendra M Mate "Pollen analysis of summer honeys collected from forest area of Bramhapuri tahsil of Chandrapur district, (Maharashtra state) ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 5, 2021, Pages 794-800
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