Characterization of Algerian honeys by palynological and physico-chemical methods

Apidologie

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 509-521

  Makhloufi, Chahra ^a   Kerkvliet, Jacob D ^b   D'Albore, Giancarlo Ricciardelli ^c   Choukri, Ali ^d   Samar, Riad ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TIARET   (Algeria)

^b Netherlands Expertise Centre for Tropical Apicultural Resources   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DJELFA   (Algeria)

^e NONE   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Algerien; Elektrische Leitf higkeit; Honig; Melissopalynologie; Zucker

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVERGREEN TREE; HERB; HONEYBEE; MOISTURE CONTENT; PALYNOLOGY; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLEN; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ALGERIA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

CARDUUS; CENTAUREA; EUCALYPTUS; HEDYSARUM CORONARIUM; MYRRHIS ODORATA; OLEA EUROPAEA; PAPAVER; PAPAVER RHOEAS; PIMPINELLA ANISUM;

EID: 77958473053     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido/2010002     Document Type: Article

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