Pollen spectra of natural honey samples from a coastal district of Orissa, India

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 10-22

  Upadhyay, Debasis ^a   Bera, Subir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

India; Melissopalynology; Natural honey; Orissa; Principal component analysis; Unifloral

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; ARECACEAE; BARRINGTONIA; BORASSUS; BRASSICA; CITRUS; CORIANDRUM; DALBERGIA; EUCALYPTUS; LYCOPERSICON; MANGIFERA; MIMOSA; MORINGA; PONGAMIA; PSIDIUM; SCHLEICHERA; SYZYGIUM; ZIZIPHUS;

EID: 84859622736     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.51.1.03     Document Type: Article

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