A melissopalynological map of the South and Southwest of the 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: BEE PLANTS, PROVENANCE, GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION, PALYNOLOGY, POLLEN, HONEY, QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL METHODS, BUENOS AIRES

Abstract

The aim of this work was to produce a melissopalynological map of the south and Southwest of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, using pollen analysis data pertaining to 127 honey samples from the Pampa, Espinal (the Calden District), and Monte de Llanuras y Mesetas ecoregions, collected over the period 1992-2002. Using principal components and hierarchical cluster analysis, the different districts were grouped into five regions: I (Tres Arroyos, San Cayetano, Coronel Pringles and Coronel Dorrego), II (Guaminí, Saavedra, Coronel Suárez and Adolfo Alsina), III (Coronel Rosales, Monte Hermoso, Bahía Blanca and Villarino), IV (Patagones and Tornquist), and V (Puán). In Regions I, III and IV, 80% of honey samples were monofloral: Region I was characterized by the presence of 50% Helianthus annuus honeys and 10% clover honeys, Region III by 65% Eucalyptus sp. honeys, and Region IV by 30% Diplotaxis tenuifolia honeys. In Regions II and V, 50% of honeys were monofloral. Region II was distinguished by the presence of 50% H. annuus honeys, and Region V by 15% Larrea divaricata and 15% Vicia sp. honeys. The multifloral honeys of Region V included samples containing Condalia microphylla pollen. The families Fabaceae and Asteraceae provided the greatest diversity of pollen types. The association of Eucalyptus sp., Centaurea sp., and Diplotaxis tenuifolia characterised the honeys from all five regions. The natural variability of honey samples renders it very difficult to define the boundaries between the different regions.

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Published
2007-06-01
How to Cite
Valle, A., Andrada, A., Aramayo, E., Gil, M., & Lamberto, S. (2007). A melissopalynological map of the South and Southwest of the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 5(2), 172-180. https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2007052-237
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