Traditional melissopalynology integrated by multivariate analysis and sampling methods to improve botanical and geographical characterisation of honeys

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 833-840

  Aronne, Giovanna ^a   de Micco, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Applied botany; Honey characterisation; Melissopalynology; Multivariate analysis; Pollen identification

Indexed keywords

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EID: 78650348727     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2010.514125     Document Type: Article

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