Characterization of honey from West and South Buenos Aires province, Argentina

  • A. Valle Universidad Nacional del Sur. Bahía Blanca
  • A. Andrada Universidad Nacional del Sur. Bahía Blanca
  • E. Aramayo Universidad Nacional del Sur. Bahía Blanca
  • M. Gil Universidad Nacional del Sur.. Bahía Blanca
  • S. Lamberto Universidad Nacional del Sur. Bahía Blanca
Keywords: HONEY, POLLEN, BEE PLANTS, PROVENANCE, QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS, ARGENTINA

Abstract

Pollen analyses were carried out on 33 honey samples from Espinal, Monte de Llanuras y Mesetas and Pampeana phytogeographical Provinces, collected during the 2000-2001 period. Sample processing as well as qualitative and quantitative analyses were performed according to standard techniques. Sixty-seven morphological pollen types were identified. The association of Eucalyptus sp. (E. camaldulensis Dehnh., E. viminalis Labill.), Centaurea sp. (C. solstitialis L., C. calcitrapa L.) and Diplotaxis tenuifolia DC. characterized these honeys. Twelve samples were unifloral: six from Eucalyptus sp., five from Helianthus annuus L., and one from Brassicaceae. Asteraceae and Fabaceae were the most representative botanical families.

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Published
2004-12-01
How to Cite
Valle, A., Andrada, A., Aramayo, E., Gil, M., & Lamberto, S. (2004). Characterization of honey from West and South Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2(4), 524-530. https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2004024-108
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