Melliferous flora and pollen characterization of honey from Požega area

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Title:	Melliferous flora and pollen characterization of honey from Požega area
Authors:	Dubravka Špoljarić Maronić, Domagoj Sabljak, Edita Štefanić, Tanja Žuna Pfeiffer
Source:	Poljoprivreda, Vol 23, Iss 2, Pp 65-72 (2017)
Publisher Information:	Faculty of Agrobitechnical Sciences Osijek, 2017.
Publication Year:	2017
Collection:	LCC:Agriculture (General) LCC:Plant culture
Subject Terms:	Agriculture (General), S1-972, Plant culture, SB1-1110
More Details:	Melissopalynological analysis of honey samples from Požega valley was used to determine the botanical origin of honey. The analysis showed the presence of 34 different pollen types, derived from plant taxa belonging to 18 families. The most represented plant families were Asteraceae (6 taxa), Fabaceae (5 taxa), Rosaceae (4 taxa) and Fagaceae (3 taxa), while the pollen types that appeared in most samples derived from Brassica spp., Robinia pseudoacacia, Prunus spp. and Populus spp. According to pollen spectra, two monofloral brassica honeys, as well as one chestnut and black locust honey, were determined, while other samples were considered as polyfloral. Three polyfloral honeys had a large portion of Brassica spp. pollen, while two had a high amount of Amorpha fruticosa pollen. Flowering period of melliferous plants in Požega valley suggests that the main foraging period for bees is during April, May and June.
Document Type:	article
File Description:	electronic resource
Language:	English Croatian
ISSN:	1330-7142 1848-8080
Relation:	http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/282509; https://doaj.org/toc/1330-7142; https://doaj.org/toc/1848-8080
DOI:	10.18047/poljo.23.2.10
Access URL:	https://doaj.org/article/d49d054d6b694e59beadb26bd124cb80
Accession Number:	edsdoj.49d054d6b694e59beadb26bd124cb80
Database:	Directory of Open Access Journals

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ISSN:	13307142 18488080
DOI:	10.18047/poljo.23.2.10
Published in:	Poljoprivreda
Language:	English Croatian