INVESTIGADORES
FLORES Fabio Fernando
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
CHARACTERIZATION OF HONEYS ACCORDING TO THEIR BOTANICAL ORIGIN IN NORTHWEST ARGENTINA
Autor/es:
FLORES, F. F., SÁNCHEZ, A. C. Y L. C. LUPO
Lugar:
Bonn
Reunión:
Congreso; 12th International Palynological Congress y 8th International Organization of Palaeobotany Conference.; 2008
Institución organizadora:
Universidad de Bonn.
Resumen:
In the northwest area of Argentina, beekeeping is receiving increasing attention with the aim of improving productivity of beehives and obtain a better introduction into the market. With this purpose, since recent years, the pollen content of honey of the bee Apis mellifera is being studied, and further studies of Tetragonisca angustula, a native bee without sting, are beginning to develop. The studied area shows a characteristic natural floristic wealth; here the phytogeographical provinces of the Yungas, where jungles predominate, and of the Chaco, with predominance of dry forests, stand out. The introduction of non-native species to agricultural activity, has a significant influence on the development of beekeeping. The pollen contents of honey samples of the bee species Apis mellifera and Tetragonisca angustula, originating from different apiaries within the Argentine provinces of Jujuy and Salta, are submitted. The methodology employed is the one proposed by current Argentine regulations for melisopalynological analyses. The most dominant pollen types are Acacia spec., Allophylus edulis, Baccharis salicifolia, Bocconia integrifolia, Fagara coco, native Myrtaceae, Sapium haematospermum. Standing out among introuduced species are Citrus spec. and Eucalyptus spec.