Caracterisation du miel d'oranger (Citrus sp.) produit en Spagne, au moyen de son spectre pollinique
- Molíns Marín, J. L. 1
- Perea López, F. 1
- Montilla Gómez, J. 2
- Martínez Gómez, E.
- Guerra Hernández, Eduardo 2
- 1 Centro Experimental Agrícola-Ganadero (Diputación de Cádiz). Ctra. Jerez-Arcos de la Frontera Km 7,8
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Universidad de Granada
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ISSN: 0210-7708
Year of publication: 1995
Volume: 18
Issue: 1
Pages: 71-83
Type: Article
More publications in: Lagascalia
Abstract
The present study was carried out in 22 samples of honey obtained in the Spanish market and labeled "Orange-flower honeys". Determination of pollen spectra was made through acetolytic analysis, allowing a minimum of 1200 pollen grains and doing the calculation of percentages in every taxa found. We set 10% as the mínimum percentage of Citrus sp. for honeys to be considered as orange-flower monofloral. Only the 64% the samples analyzed (14 samples) were orange honey. We identified 60 taxa belonging to 37 botanical families. 70% of taxa belonged to nectar-producing plants,