Melissopalynological studies from Oman

Palynology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-79

  Sajwani, Alia ^a   Farooq, Sardar A ^a   Patzelt, Annette ^a   Eltayeb, Elsadig A ^a   Bryant, Vaughn M ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis florae; Apis mellifera; Honey; Melissopalynology; Oman; Pollen; Ziziphus spina christi.

Indexed keywords

HONEY; HONEYBEE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; NECTAR; PALYNOLOGY; PLANT; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; BATINAH; EURASIA; MASQAT; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN;

ACACIA; APIS FLOREA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; CITRUS; FLOREA; MAERUA CRASSIFOLIA; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS CINERARIA; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS SPINA-CHRISTI;

EID: 38349110015     PISSN: 01916122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01916122.2007.9989635     Document Type: Article

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