MELISSOPALYNOLOGICAL STUDIES OF Apis cerana Fab. IN NORTH BENGALURU REGION
| dc.contributor.advisor | SHYLESHA, A. N. | |
| dc.contributor.author | MARC, NDIMUKAGA. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-07-14T08:19:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-07-14T08:19:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-07-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Melissopalynological analysis for identification of bee flora of North Bengaluru was carried out at Department of Apiculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru. Based on qualitative and quantitative pollen analysis, eight honey samples and 65 pollen loads collected between September to December, 2011 (Six samples) and between January to April, 2012 (two samples) in North Bengaluru area from India were classified based on their botanical origin to identify the most important floral sources as well as a study on existing bee flora to develop a floral calendar for the region. A total of 42 different pollen types were identified in the honey samples referable to 21 Families, with the best represented families being Fabaceae (19%), Myrtaceae (14%) and Asteraceae (10%). Predominant pollen types were: Mimosa pudica in three samples, Canthium parviflorum and Dendrophthoe sp in one sample where as 26 pollen types were identified from pollen loads samples where Cocos nucifera was the dominant pollen in all pollen types combined together with 40 % of cumulative percentage of occurrence. 56 plant species were recorded as source of nectar/ or pollen for Apis cerana in which some of the flowering plants proved a significant importance to the beekeeping industry in the area by providing pollen and nectar sources throughout the year. These were Sechium edule (Cucurbitaceae), Hamelia patens (Rubiaceae), Clerodendrum speciosum (Verbenaceae), Altemanthera sessilis (Amaranthaceae), Tagetes lemmonii (Asteraceae), Citrus limon (Rutaceae), Tagetes erecta (Asteraceae), Caricapapaya (Caricaceae), Spathiphyllum sp (Araceae), Tagetes tenuifolia (Asteraceae) and Tumera ulmiforia (Turneraceae). The correspondence analysis showed a similarity among the honey and pollen loads’ samples based on pollen composition. The quantitative analysis placed honey samples into Class I (one sample), Class II (four samples), Class III (two samples) and class IV (one sample). A similarity index showed a close degree of similarity in some paired honey samples ranging from 0.54 to 0.8 where as other paired samples showed a dissimilarity ranging from 0.12 to 0.48. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | Th-10337 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810025248 | |
| dc.keywords | Melissopalynology, Apis cerana indica, bee flora, pollen loads, Correspondence analysis | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.pages | 105 | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore | en_US |
| dc.sub | Apiculture | en_US |
| dc.subject | null | en_US |
| dc.theme | MELISSOPALYNOLOGICAL STUDIES OF Apis cerana Fab. | en_US |
| dc.these.type | M.Sc | en_US |
| dc.title | MELISSOPALYNOLOGICAL STUDIES OF Apis cerana Fab. IN NORTH BENGALURU REGION | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |