Palynological characterisation of Algerian honeys according to their geographical and botanical origin

Grana

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 147-158

  Zerrouk, Salim ^a,b   Seijo, María Carmen ^c   Boughediri, Larbi ^a   Escuredo, Olga ^c   Rodríguez Flores, María Shantal ^c  

^a BADJI MOKHTAR UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGHOUAT   (Algeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

central Algeria; Citrus; Hedysarum coronarium; melissopalynology; Peganum harmala; Ziziphus lotus

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; HONEY; PALYNOLOGY; PLANT; POLLEN;

ALGERIA; BLIDA; DJELFA; LAGHOUAT;

APIACEAE; ASTERACEAE; CITRUS; DORYCNIUM; ECHIUM; EUCALYPTUS; EUPHORBIA; FABACEAE; HEDYSARUM CORONARIUM; OLEA EUROPAEA; ONONIS NATRIX; PEGANUM HARMALA; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS LOTUS;

EID: 84903481967     PISSN: 00173134     EISSN: 16512049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00173134.2014.897751     Document Type: Article

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