Pollen analysis of honeys from the Mamora forest region (NW Morocco)

Authors: Anass Terrab¹; Benito Valdés¹; María Josefa Díez²

Source: Grana, Volume 42, Number 1, March 2003 , pp. 47-54(8)

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd

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Abstract:

The present work refers to the pollen analysis of 35 Moroccan honey samples from the Mamora forest region. The samples were directly provided by the beekeepers, all professionals. The quantitative analysis showed that nectar is the main honey source in the samples studied, and that most honeys have a medium-low presence of botanical elements (BEN). The qualitative analysis of the samples showed the presence of 54 taxa belonging to 29 families, and 31 of the samples were unifloral: 24 of eucalyptus, 3 of orange, 2 of Loeflingia, 1 of mint and 1 of Ridolfia segetum. The eucalyptus honeys of the studied region are characterized by their high content in pollen grains (NGP; x¯=180000) and their low honeydew indicator elements content (HDE; x¯=4000); Plantago f. (present in 70% of the samples), Quercus f. and Brassicaceae (50%) and Ceratonia siliqua (30%) could be mentioned among the characteristic accompanying species of this honey type.

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Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00173130310008580

Affiliations: 1: Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología Universidad de Sevilla Apdo. 1095, Av. Reina Mercedes 6 E-41080 Sevilla Spain, Email: anass@fafar.us.es 2: Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología Universidad de Sevilla Apdo. 1095, Av. Reina Mercedes 6 E-41080 Sevilla Spain, Email: anass@fafar.us.es

Publication date: 2003-03-01

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