Analysis of airborne pollen grains in Konya, Turkey, 2005
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Date
2010-04
Authors
Toraman, Erkan
Temel, Mehmet
Kargıoğlu, Mustafa
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Pakistan Botanical
Abstract
In this study, airborne pollen grains of Konya province were investigated using Durham sampler from January to December 2005. A total of 4420 pollen grains/cm(2) which belonged to 29 taxa and 9 unidentified pollen grains were recorded. From identified taxa, 19 belong to arboreal and 10 taxa to non-arboreal plants. Total pollen grains consist of 87,49% arboreal, 12,31% non-arboreal plants and 0,20% unidentified pollen grains. In the investigated region, from arboreal plant taxa Pinus spp. (21,63%), Fraxinus spp. (21,13%), Cupressaceae (15,84%), Ailanthus spp. (7,47%), Platanus spp. (3,80%), Acer spp. (3,28%), Populus spp. (1,86%), Sophora spp. (3,85%) and from non-arboreal plant taxa Chenopodiaceae / Amaranthaceae (4,77%), Poaceae (3,67%) were responsible for the greatest amount of pollen. During the study period, the pollen fall reached its highest level in March.
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Fall, Calendar, Spain, Plant sciences, Acer, Acer pensylvanicum, Ailanthus, Amaranthaceae, Cupressaceae, Fraxinus, Platanus, Poaceae, Populus, Sophora
Citation
Altunoğlu, M. K. vd. (2010). "Analysis of airborne pollen grains in Konya, Turkey, 2005". Pakistan Journal of Botany, 42(2), 765-774.