Comparative analysis of some vernal pollen concentrations in timisoara (Romania), Szeged (Hungary), Novi Sad (Serbia) and Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 49-56

  Ianovici, Nicoleta ^a   Juhasz, Miklos ^b   Kofol Seliger, Andrea ^c   Sikoparija, Branko ^d  

^a WEST UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Slovenia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Airpollen grains (PG); Allergenic potential; Anemophilous trees

Indexed keywords

ALNUS; BETULA; BETULACEAE; CARPINUS; CORYLUS; FRAXINUS; PLATANUS; POPULUS; QUERCUS;

EID: 77951898327     PISSN: 0255965X     EISSN: 18424309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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