Airborne pollen grains of Bozuyuk (Bilecik, Turkey)

Ture C., Salkurt E.

JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY, vol.47, no.6, pp.660-667, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2005.00062.x
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.660-667
  • Keywords: aeropalynology, Bozuyuk, ecology, pollen calendar, Turkey, AIR SAMPLING DATA, ALLERGY, PLANTS, AREA, AEROALLERGENS, POLLINOSIS, ATMOSPHERE, MISSOURI, SEASONS, COUNTS
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Airborne pollen grains in the atmosphere of Bozuyuk were investigated over a 2 yr period from 2000 to 2001 using a Durham sampler. A total number of pollen grains of 5 170 pollen grains belonging to 32 taxa were identified and recorded along with some unidentified pollen grains. Of all the pollen grains, 78.66% were arboreal, 19.20% were non-arboreal, and 2.12% were unidentified. The majority of pollen grains investigated were Pinus, Platanus, Quercus, Cupressaceae, Poaceae, Fagus, Salix, Rosaceae, Urticaceae, Asteraceae, and Chenopodiaceae. The maximum number of pollen grains was recorded in May.