Dergiler / Mellifera / 2006 / Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 10-12
Pollen analysis of Honeys from Hendek-Akyazı and Kocaali districts of Adapazarı province (Turkey)
- Dergi
- Mellifera
- Sayfa
- 20–27
- DOI
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Özet
Özet: Adapazarı ili Hendek, Akyazı ve Kocaali ilçelerinin 22 farklı yöresinden toplanan bal örneklerinde polen analizi yapılmıştır. 22 bal örneğinden 7 tanesi unifloral, 15 tanesi ise multifloral bal olarak tespit edilmiştir. Yöre ballarında 25 'i familya, 16'sı cins ve 1 'i tür düzeyinde olmak üzere, toplam 42 taksonun poleni teşhis edilmiştir. Polenlerine dominant miktarda rastlanan taksonlar Castanea sativa, Rhododendron, Fabaceae ve Cynoglossum olarak belirlenmiştir. Yapılan analizler sonucunda, Castanea sativa 'nın yöre balları için başlıca nektar ve polen kaynağı olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
Abstract
Summary: Pollen analyses were made on honey samples from 22 different localities in Hendek, Akyazı and Kocaali districts of Adapazarı province of Turkey. 7 of 22 honey specimens were identified as unifloral honey. The remaining 15 honey specimens were determined as mul-tifloral honey. In total, pollen grains of 42 taxa were identified, which of 25 were in family, 16 were in genus level and 1 was in species level. As a result of pollen analyses, the Castanea sati-va, Rhododendron, Fabaceae and Cynoglossum pollen grains were determined as dominant. In addition, the Castanea sativa pollen grains were identified as the main nectar and pollen grain source in the honeys of the region.