Studies of bee foraging plants and analysis of pollen pellets from hives in Oman

Sajwani, Alia; Farooq, Sardar A.; Bryant, Vaughn

doi:10.1080/01916122.2013.871652

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“…In the present study, the identification of plant species for the pollen types found in each honey sample was based on comparison with reference slides. [25][26][27][28] The honey samples were characterized by a low number of pollen types, indicating that the rich flora of the dominant taxa produced ample nectar and pollen for honey production. The results presented in Table 2 show 28 pollen types in the honey samples.…”

Section: Floral Originmentioning

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Influence of altitudinal variation on the total phenolic and flavonoid content of Acacia and Ziziphus honey

Suleiman

ALaerjani

Mohammed

2020

International Journal of Food Properties

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Section: Floral Originmentioning

confidence: 99%

Influence of altitudinal variation on the total phenolic and flavonoid content of Acacia and Ziziphus honey

Suleiman

ALaerjani

Mohammed

2020

International Journal of Food Properties

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“…The morphology of pollen was observed using an Olympus STM6 optical microscope (the proportions of different types of pollen were determined under an ×10 visual field, and the plants were observed under an ×40 visual field). The observed morphologies were compared with the morphologies of the local plant pollen from the reference glass slides to determine the proportions of different pollen types in the bee food [33,34]. Three subsamples were taken from each sample of bee food, and three visual fields were observed for each subsample under the microscope.…”

Section: Identification Of Pollen Species In Bee Foodmentioning

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Nesting and foraging behavior of Xylocopa valga in the Ejina Oasis, China

Zhu

2020

PLoS ONE

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Xylocopa valga is extinct in Latvia and Lithuania and is critically endangered in Poland, and its distribution in the Ejina Oasis, China, is currently unknown. Studies on the biology of X. valga are scarce, and thus, conservation efforts for this species are currently limited. Here, we investigated the morphological characteristics, nest architecture, nest structure and food type of offspring in the nest cells of X. valga. This research was conducted in the Populus euphratica forest reserve in the Ejina Oasis, China, between July 2014 and June 2019. The primary investigation methods included visual inspection, photography, observation and measurements of nest anatomy, and examination of pollen stores by microscopy. We found that in the Ejina Oasis, China, X. valga builds its nests in the dead wood of P. euphratica. X. valga is univoltine. Its lifestyle varies from solitude to symbiosis. When many females nest near each other, several females may share a single nest entrance, based on which they build their own cells. The nests are branched. According to our results, there is a significant difference between the thickness of the inner cell partition and that of the outermost cell partition in the branched tunnel. In the P. euphratica forest area, the food for the progeny of X. valga is mainly composed of the pollen and nectar of Sophora alopecuroide and Populus euphratica. Therefore, X. valga and S. alopecuroides exhibit close ecological interactions in the P. euphratica forest ecosystem.

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“…P. cineraria is one of major bee foraging plant in the Arabian Gulf [29], it supports honey bees with long and abundant flowering and honey produced is of a good quality.…”

Section: Socio Economic and Ecological Importancementioning

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Prosopis cineraria as an Unconventional Legumes, Nutrition and Health Benefits

Afifi¹,

Al-rub²

2019

Legume Seed Nutraceutical Research

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Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce is considered as one of the highly valued plants in the native system of medicine for many arid and dry areas in the world. Ancient literature for Arabian Gulf and Indian desert illustrated the important of the plant in treated various ailments like asthma, dysentery, leucoderma, leprosy, dyspepsia, earache, etc. The present chapter review the using of P. cineraria as unconventional legumes that not well known as a rich and sustainable source of protein for many people in the world. It emphasis on its broad food and nonfood applications, nutritional values and health benefits. As well as looking at the phytochemical constituent's content that has been identified in the various parts of the plant as alkaloid, steroids, alcohol and alkane. The present paper describes the morphological trait of P. cineraria and identifies the environmental conditions required for its natural distribution. Historically, this plant has drag attention for its various uses therefore, it has been considered as the National Tree of the United Arab Emirates in the Arabian Gulf.

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Studies of bee foraging plants and analysis of pollen pellets from hives in Oman

Cited by 30 publications

References 20 publications

Influence of altitudinal variation on the total phenolic and flavonoid content of Acacia and Ziziphus honey

Influence of altitudinal variation on the total phenolic and flavonoid content of Acacia and Ziziphus honey

Nesting and foraging behavior of Xylocopa valga in the Ejina Oasis, China

Prosopis cineraria as an Unconventional Legumes, Nutrition and Health Benefits

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