Pollen Analysis of Natural Honeys from the Central Region of Shanxi, North China

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Song, Xiao Yan ^a   Yao, Yi Feng ^b   Yang, Wu De ^a  

^a SHANXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AILANTHUS; AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BRASSICACEAE; CAPRIFOLIACEAE; CHINA; FABACEAE; HONEY; JUJUBE; LAMINACEAE; MORACEAE; NONHUMAN; POLLEN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RHAMNACEAE; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA; ROSACEAE; SOPHORA JAPONICA; VITEX NEGUNDO;

ANIMALS; BEES; CHINA; FLOWERS; GEOGRAPHY; HONEY; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PLANTS; POLLEN;

AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA; APOIDEA; ASTERACEAE; BRASSICACEAE; CAPRIFOLIACEAE; FABACEAE; HETEROPHYLLA; MORACEAE; RHAMNACEAE; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA; ROSACEAE; STYPHNOLOBIUM JAPONICUM; VITEX NEGUNDO; ZIZIPHUS;

EID: 84869794924     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049545     Document Type: Article

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