TY  - JOUR
TI  - Pollen Spectrum of Some Honey Samples Produced in Siirt-Turkey
AB  - Melissopalynology is the microscopic analysis of the pollen in the honey. This branch of palynology has been extensively used to determine the purity and quality of honey with its geographical and floral origins. The foraging plants of ho-neybees can be determined by analyzing the honey. In this study, the honeys originated from Siirt region were investigated. Totally 24 honey samples were evaluated with their total pollen numbers, moisture and pollen compositions. Total pollen numbers were ranged between 2086-55710, with the mean value of 22506. The pollen composition can be defined as rela-tively rich. It was found that 75% of the honeys were containing more than 10 plant taxa. Frequently observed plant families were Asteraceae, Fabaceae and Lamiaceae. According to these results we can claim that the examined regions of the city are really important for quality honey production.
AU  - ÖZKÖK, ASLI
AU  - MAYDA, NAZLI
AU  - Gençay Çelemli, Ömür
AU  - Özenirler, Çiğdem
AU  - GÜRBÜZ, Semra
DO  - 10.15671/hjbc.532279
PY  - 2019
JO  - Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry
VL  - 47
IS  - 3
SN  - 1303-5002
SP  - 295
EP  - 303
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/385973
ER  -