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VOL. 7, ISSUE 3 (2022)
Apis florea honeys from Vikarabad district of Telangana State of South India–A pollen based study
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P Chaya
Abstract
Melissopalynological studies deals with the identification of bee forage plants and has a significant application in apiculture. In Telangana state, beekeeping activity involving the hive bees is practically non-existing. Eight honey samples of Apis florea collected from Vikarabad district during summer March-May, 2021 were palynologically analysed with a view to identify the botanical origin of honey samples. For the recovery, analysis, and quantification the methodology recommended by International Commission for Bee Botany (ICBB), Louveaux et al, 1978, was followed. Seven samples were unifloral/monofloral in nature and one multifloral. Alternanthera sessiles, Sphaeranthus indicus, Carum copticum, and Ageratum conyzoides pollen types were recorded in predominant condition in the samples studied. The other noteworthy pollen types include Cajanus cajan, Tinospora cordifolia, Tridax procumbens, Ricinus communis, Leucaena leucocephala, Psidium guajava, Celosia argentea, Chenopodium album, Bassia latifolia etc. Altogether 26 pollen types referable to 16 families were recorded. The information from melissopalynological studies plays a very important role in the identification of the bee flora of the study area.
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Pages:218-222
How to cite this article:
P Chaya "<em>Apis florea</em> honeys from Vikarabad district of Telangana State of South India–A pollen based study". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 7, Issue 3, 2022, Pages 218-222
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