Atmospheric pollen dynamics in Münster, north-western Germany: a three-year study (2004–2006)

Melgar, Marta; Trigo, M.M.; Recio, Marta; Docampo, Silvia; García-Sánchez, José; Cabezudo, Baltasar

doi:10.1007/s10453-012-9246-2

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“…Pollen calendars from different regions of Europe indicate that Salix pollen represents varied percentage participation. For instance, it was estimated at 1.12% in Germany (Münster) [43], 1.36% in Slovakia (Bratislava) [44], and 1.10% in Sweden (Stockholm) [45]. These values are similar to those recorded in this study in Lublin.…”

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Assessment of Salix spp. pollen availability to insects based on aerobiological investigations

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Assessment of Salix spp. pollen availability to insects based on aerobiological investigations

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“…The continuous presence of the Juglans pollen in the air during the flowering season and the magnitude of airborne concentrations confirm that there are notable sources of Juglans pollen in the study region. Annual catches of Juglans pollen are higher than those recorded in more northwestern parts of Europe (Melgar et al , ) but are similar to those measured in other Central European areas (Fehér & Jarai‐Komlodi, ; Ščevková et al , ; Ianovici et al , ).…”

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confidence: 75%

“…Juglans pollen is registered in airborne pollen samples in many parts of the world (Fehér & Jarai‐Komlodi, ; Lorenzoni et al , ; Kobzar, ; Murray et al , ; Ščevková et al , ; Çeter et al , ; Melgar et al , ; Xu et al , ; Ianovici et al , ). However, the use of aerobiological data in modelling seasonal variations in walnut yield has, to date, only been suggested in the literature (Fernandez‐Mensaque et al , ).…”

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Predicting walnut (Juglans spp.) crop yield using meteorological and airborne pollen data

Prentović

Radišić

Smith

et al. 2014

Annals of Applied Biology

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Crop yield determines economy by influencing prices on the trade market, and so accurate forecasts of the yield are important for planning various aspects of agricultural production. The main aim of this study is to construct a model for predicting walnut yield in an important walnut production area (the region of Novi Sad in Northern Serbia). Relationships between the amount of walnuts produced annually (2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011) and abiotic (e.g. meteorological) and biotic (e.g. airborne pollen data) factors were examined using Pearson correlation analysis. Walnut yield data were then entered into linear regression models with variables that had the highest correlations. The models were constructed using 10 years of data, and tested using 2 years of data not included in constructing the model. This paper has shown that walnut yield is greatly dependent on weather conditions, particularly during fertilisation and seed growth, but the amount of available airborne pollen also plays an important role. The introduction of the seasonal pollen index, as a proxy for the amount of pollen available for fertilisation, improved the performance of models predicting walnut yield.

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“…The advantage of the Hirst trap is that it provides a daily or bihourly record of fungal spore concentrations that may be used to construct actual calendars of bioaerosols (e.g. Ceter et al, 2012;Melgar et al, 2012;Skjøth and Sommer, 2010). The disadvantage of the Hirst trap is that the associated method for counting of the spores in microscopes only provides observations of fungal spores at the genus level (e.g.…”

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Crop harvest in Denmark and Central Europe contributes to the local load of airborne <i>Alternaria</i> spore concentrations in Copenhagen

Skjøth

Sommer²,

Frederiksen

et al. 2012

Atmos. Chem. Phys.

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Abstract. This study examines the hypothesis that Danish agricultural areas are the main source of airborne Alternaria spores in Copenhagen, Denmark. We suggest that the contribution to the overall load is mainly local or regional, but with intermittent long distance transport (LDT) from more remote agricultural areas. This hypothesis is supported by investigating a 10 yr bi-hourly record of Alternaria spores in the air from Copenhagen. This record shows 232 clinically relevant episodes (daily average spore concentration above 100 m −3 ) with a distinct daily profile. The data analysis also revealed potential LDT episodes almost every year. A source map and analysis of atmospheric transport suggest that LDT always originates from the main agricultural areas in Central Europe. A dedicated emission study in cereal crops under harvest during 2010 also supports our hypothesis. The emission study showed that although the fields had been treated against fungal infections, harvesting still produced large amounts of airborne fungal spores. It is likely that such harvesting periods can cause clinically relevant levels of fungal spores in the atmosphere. Our findings suggest that crop harvest in Central Europe causes episodes of high airborne Alternaria spore concentrations in Copenhagen as well as other urban areas in this region. It is likely that such episodes could be simulated using atmospheric transport models.

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Atmospheric pollen dynamics in Münster, north-western Germany: a three-year study (2004–2006)

Cited by 25 publications

References 26 publications

Assessment of Salix spp. pollen availability to insects based on aerobiological investigations

Assessment of Salix spp. pollen availability to insects based on aerobiological investigations

Predicting walnut (Juglans spp.) crop yield using meteorological and airborne pollen data

Crop harvest in Denmark and Central Europe contributes to the local load of airborne <i>Alternaria</i> spore concentrations in Copenhagen

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Atmospheric pollen dynamics in Münster, north-western Germany: a three-year study (2004–2006)

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Assessment of Salix spp. pollen availability to insects based on aerobiological investigations

Assessment of Salix spp. pollen availability to insects based on aerobiological investigations

Predicting walnut (Juglans spp.) crop yield using meteorological and airborne pollen data

Crop harvest in Denmark and Central Europe contributes to the local load of airborne &lt;i&gt;Alternaria&lt;/i&gt; spore concentrations in Copenhagen

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Crop harvest in Denmark and Central Europe contributes to the local load of airborne <i>Alternaria</i> spore concentrations in Copenhagen