Melissopalynological analysis of selected samples from Kannur and Wayanad districts of Kerala, India

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Year 2017 Vol 6 Issue 3
Document Type : ORIGINAL ARTICLE
¹K. Rimna, ²K. Sasikala*, ³M. Reema Kumari, ⁴Maya C. Nair
¹1Mahatma Gandhi Govt. Arts College, Mahe, U.T. of Puducherry
²1Mahatma Gandhi Govt. Arts College, Mahe, U.T. of Puducherry
³2Maharani Lakshmi Ammanni College for Women, Bengaluru, Karnataka
⁴3Govt. Victoria College, Palakkad, Kerala
Abstract
Background and Aim: In the present study 5 samples of honey namely sample (S1) - Cheru Then from Wayanad, sample (S2) - Van Then from Kannur, sample (S3) - Rubber honey from Kunduchira, Thalassery, Kannur, sample (S4) - Tea honey from Chirakara, Thalassery, Kannur and sample (S5) - Dabur honey from market were procured from Kannur and Wayanad districts, Kerala for pollen analysis.

The microscopic analyses of the samples were made by following the standard procedures. The microphotographs were also taken.

Keywords
Keywords: Melissopalynology, Pollen analysis, Kannur, Wayanad, Kerala
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