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Melissopalynology : bee flora, pollen and honey.

Melissopalynology: Bee Flora, Pollen and Honey presents a comprehensive guide to the floral biology of honeybee plants.Critical for developing optimal management techniques for honey bee habitats, as well as for the growth and sustainability of the honey economy, this information is key to addressin...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Academic Press, 2025.
Subjects:
Honey plants.
Pollen.
Honey > Analysis.
Plantes mellifères.
Miel > Analyse.
pollen.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Melissopalynology
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • About the authors
  • 1 Benefits of honey nutrition
  • 1.1 Honey: sustainable superfood of the future
  • 1.2 Honey as functional food
  • 1.3 Honey as medicine and source of nutraceuticals
  • 1.4 Honey and consumers
  • 1.5 Honey-derived foods
  • References
  • 2 Melissopalynology and bee flora
  • 2.1 Melissopalynology
  • 2.2 Significance of melissopalynology
  • 2.3 Honey composition
  • 2.3.1 Botanical origin of honey
  • 2.4 Honey adulteration
  • 2.5 Pollen source in honey
  • 2.6 Mapping of key bee flora: pollen assessment honey analysis
  • 2.7 Bee flora for sustainable development for pollen identification
  • 2.8 Melissopalynology: foraging preferences of bees
  • 2.9 Melissopalynology: implication for the honey identity
  • References
  • 3 Techniques in melissopalynology
  • 3.1 Microscopy techniques: classical methods
  • 3.1.1 Melissopalynology
  • 3.1.2 Dark field microscopy
  • 3.1.3 Confocal microscopy
  • 3.1.4 Optical microscopy
  • 3.1.5 Scanning electron microscopy
  • 3.2 Analytical techniques
  • 3.2.1 Elemental techniques
  • 3.2.2 Stable carbon isotope ratio analysis of honey pollen
  • 3.2.3 Protein isolation of honey
  • 3.3 Chromatographic techniques
  • 3.3.1 Thin layer chromatography: quality honey pollen assessment
  • 3.3.2 High-performance liquid chromatographic authentication of honey pollen
  • 3.3.3 Gas chromatography flame-ionization detection: honey quantification
  • 3.4 Spectroscopic techniques
  • 3.4.1 Fourier transform infrared and attenuated total reflectance analysis of honey pollen
  • 3.4.2 Fourier transform microRaman spectroscopy
  • 3.4.3 Near-infrared spectroscopy: origin identification of honey pollen
  • 3.4.4 Synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy: fingerprint of honey pollen
  • 3.4.5 Nuclear magnetic resonance profile of honey pollen.
  • 3.4.6 Hyperspectral imaging classify honeybee pollen
  • 3.5 Metabarcoding techniques
  • 3.5.1 Metabarcoding IT2 pollen analysis
  • 3.5.2 Quantitative polymerase chain reaction technique of honey pollen analysis
  • References
  • 4 Bee flora and pollen
  • 4.1 Asteraceous honeybee flora
  • 4.1.1 Aster squamatus (Spreng.) Hieron
  • 4.1.1.1 Morphology
  • 4.1.1.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.1.2 Bidens pilosa L
  • 4.1.2.1 Morphology
  • 4.1.2.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.1.3 Calendula arvensis M. Bieb
  • 4.1.3.1 Morphology
  • 4.1.3.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.1.4 Carthamus oxyacantha M. Bieb
  • 4.1.4.1 Morphology
  • 4.1.4.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.1.5 Cichorium intybus L
  • 4.1.5.1 Morphology
  • 4.1.5.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.1.6 Centaurea iberica Trevir. ex Spreng
  • 4.1.6.1 Morphology
  • 4.1.6.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.1.7 Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop
  • 4.1.7.1 Morphology
  • 4.1.7.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.1.8 Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt
  • 4.1.8.1 Morphology
  • 4.1.8.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.1.9 Erigeron canadensis L
  • 4.1.9.1 Morphology
  • 4.1.9.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.1.10 Gazania rigens (L.) Gaertn
  • 4.1.10.1 Morphology
  • 4.1.10.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.1.11 Helianthus annuus L
  • 4.1.11.1 Morphology
  • 4.1.11.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.1.12 Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Ramayya and Rajagopal
  • 4.1.12.1 Morphology
  • 4.1.12.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.1.13 Parthenium hysterophorus L
  • 4.1.13.1 Morphology
  • 4.1.13.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.1.14 Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn
  • 4.1.14.1 Morphology
  • 4.1.14.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.1.15 Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
  • 4.1.15.1 Morphology
  • 4.1.15.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.1.16 Taraxacum campylodes G.E. Haglund
  • 4.1.16.1 Morphology
  • 4.1.16.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.1.17 Tripleurospermum caucasicum (Willd.) Hayek
  • 4.1.17.1 Morphology
  • 4.1.17.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.1.18 Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. &amp.
  • Hook. f. ex A.Gray
  • 4.1.18.1 Morphology
  • 4.1.18.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.1.19 Youngia japonica (L.) DC
  • 4.1.19.1 Morphology
  • 4.1.19.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.2 Fabaceous honeybee flora
  • 4.2.1 Acacia modesta Wall
  • 4.2.1.1 Morphology
  • 4.2.1.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.2.2 Acacia nilotica (L.) Delile
  • 4.2.2.1 Morphology
  • 4.2.2.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.2.3 Dalbergia sissoo DC
  • 4.2.3.1 Morphology
  • 4.2.3.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.2.4 Indigofera heterantha Brandis
  • 4.2.4.1 Morphology
  • 4.2.4.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.2.5 Medicago minima (L.) L
  • 4.2.5.1 Morphology
  • 4.2.5.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.2.6 Melilotus indicus (L.) All
  • 4.2.6.1 Morphology
  • 4.2.6.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.2.7 Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC
  • 4.2.7.1 Morphology
  • 4.2.7.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.2.8 Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr
  • 4.2.8.1 Morphology
  • 4.2.8.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.2.9 Thermopsis montana Torr. &amp
  • A. Gray
  • 4.2.9.1 Morphology
  • 4.2.9.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.2.10 Trifolium alexandrinum L
  • 4.2.10.1 Morphology
  • 4.2.10.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.2.11 Trifolium tomentosum L
  • 4.2.11.1 Morphology
  • 4.2.11.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.3 Amaranthaceous honeybee flora
  • 4.3.1 Achyranthes aspera L
  • 4.3.1.1 Morphology
  • 4.3.1.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.3.2 Amaranthus spinosus L
  • 4.3.2.1 Morphology
  • 4.3.2.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.3.3 Amaranthus viridis L
  • 4.3.3.1 Morphology
  • 4.3.3.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.3.4 Celosia argentea L
  • 4.3.4.1 Morphology
  • 4.3.4.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.3.5 Chenopodium album L
  • 4.3.5.1 Morphology
  • 4.3.5.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.3.6 Digera muricata (L.) Mart
  • 4.3.6.1 Morphology
  • 4.3.6.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.4 Solanaceous honeybee flora
  • 4.4.1 Datura stramonium L
  • 4.4.1.1 Morphology
  • 4.4.1.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.4.2 Nicotiana tabacum L
  • 4.4.2.1 Morphology
  • 4.4.2.2 Melissopalynology.
  • 4.4.3 Physalis minima L
  • 4.4.3.1 Morphology
  • 4.4.3.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.4.4 Solanum melongena L
  • 4.4.4.1 Morphology
  • 4.4.4.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.4.5 Solanum nigrum L
  • 4.4.5.1 Morphology
  • 4.4.5.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.4.6 Solanum surattense Burm. f
  • 4.4.6.1 Morphology
  • 4.4.6.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.5 Brassicaceous honeybee flora
  • 4.5.1 Brassica campestris L
  • 4.5.1.1 Morphology
  • 4.5.1.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.5.2 Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik
  • 4.5.2.1 Morphology
  • 4.5.2.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.5.3 Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav
  • 4.5.3.1 Morphology
  • 4.5.3.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.5.4 Lepidium didymum L
  • 4.5.4.1 Morphology
  • 4.5.4.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.5.5 Sisymbrium irio L
  • 4.5.5.1 Morphology
  • 4.5.5.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.6 Lamiaceous Honeybee flo
  • 4.6.1 Clinopodium vulgare L
  • 4.6.1.1 Morphology
  • 4.6.1.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.6.2 Mentha arvensis L
  • 4.6.2.1 Morphology
  • 4.6.2.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.6.3 Mentha longifolia (L.) L
  • 4.6.3.1 Morphology
  • 4.6.3.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.6.4 Mentha spicata L
  • 4.6.4.1 Morphology
  • 4.6.4.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.6.5 Vitex negundo L
  • 4.6.5.1 Morphology
  • 4.6.5.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.7 Malvaceous honeybee flora
  • 4.7.1 Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
  • 4.7.1.1 Morphology
  • 4.7.1.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.7.2 Alcea rosea L
  • 4.7.2.1 Morphology
  • 4.7.2.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.7.3 Corchorus olitorius L
  • 4.7.3.1 Morphology
  • 4.7.3.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.7.4 Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L
  • 4.7.4.1 Morphology
  • 4.7.4.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.7.5 Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) Garcke
  • 4.7.5.1 Morphology
  • 4.7.5.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.8 Poaceous honeybee flora
  • 4.8.1 Cymbopogon jwarancusa (Jones) Schult
  • 4.8.1.1 Morphology
  • 4.8.1.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.8.2 Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br
  • 4.8.2.1 Morphology.
  • 4.8.2.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.8.3 Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv
  • 4.8.3.1 Morphology
  • 4.8.3.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.8.4 Zea mays L
  • 4.8.4.1 Morphology
  • 4.8.4.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.9 Verbenaceae honeybee flora
  • 4.9.1 Citharexylum spinosum L
  • 4.9.1.1 Morphology
  • 4.9.1.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.9.2 Duranta repens L
  • 4.9.2.1 Morphology
  • 4.9.2.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.9.3 Lantana camara L
  • 4.9.3.1 Morphology
  • 4.9.3.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.9.4 Verbena officinalis L
  • 4.9.4.1 Morphology
  • 4.9.4.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.10 Acanthaceous honeybee flora
  • 4.10.1 Barleria cristata L
  • 4.10.1.1 Morphology
  • 4.10.1.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.10.2 Dicliptera bupleuroides Nees
  • 4.10.2.1 Morphology
  • 4.10.2.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.10.3 Justitia adhatoda L
  • 4.10.3.1 Morphology
  • 4.10.3.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.11 Apiaceous honeybee flora
  • 4.11.1 Coriandrum sativum L
  • 4.11.1.1 Morphology
  • 4.11.1.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.11.2 Foeniculum vulgare Mill
  • 4.11.2.1 Morphology
  • 4.11.2.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.11.3 Torilis leptophylla (L.) Rchb.f
  • 4.11.3.1 Morphology
  • 4.11.3.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.12 Euphorbiaceous honeybee flora
  • 4.12.1 Chrozophora tinctoria (L.) A.Juss
  • 4.12.1.1 Morphology
  • 4.12.1.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.12.2 Euphorbia helioscopia L
  • 4.12.2.1 Morphology
  • 4.12.2.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.12.3 Euphorbia hirta L
  • 4.12.3.1 Morphology
  • 4.12.3.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.13 Myrtaceae honeybee flora
  • 4.13.1 Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels
  • 4.13.1.1 Morphology
  • 4.13.1.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.13.2 Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh
  • 4.13.2.1 Morphology
  • 4.13.2.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.13.3 Psidium guajava L
  • 4.13.3.1 Morphology
  • 4.13.3.2 Melissopalynology
  • 4.14 Convolvulaceous honeybee flora
  • 4.14.1 Convolvulus arvensis L
  • 4.14.1.1 Morphology
  • 4.14.1.2 Melissopalynology.