Pollen analysis and heavy metals detection in honey samples from seven selected countries

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 507-516

  Bibi, Sadia ^a   Husain, Syed Zahoor ^a   Malik, Riffat Naseem ^b  

^a FATIMA JINNAH WOMEN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; ASTERACEAE; BRASSICACEAE; CANNABACEAE; CONVOLVULACEAE; CORYLACEAE; CUPRESSACEAE; FABACEAE; LORANTHACEAE; MORACEAE; MYRTACEAE; PINACEAE; SAPINDACEAE;

EID: 49349083911     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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