J Integr Plant Biol. ›› 2004, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (10): 1149-1154.

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Analysis of Airborne Pollen Fall in Edirne, Turkey

Adem BICAKCI, Goksel OLGUN, Mehmet AYBEKE, Perihan ERKAN, Hulusi MALYER   

Abstract:

In the atmosphere of Edirne 12 691 pollen grains belonging to 42 taxa were identified by using of Durham sampler in 2000 and 2001. A total of 6 189 pollen grains per cm² were recorded in 2000 and a total of 6 502 pollen grains per cm² in 2001. Total pollen grains consisted of 71.81% grains from arboreal plants, 25.88% grains from non-arboreal plants and 2.31% unidentified pollen grains. Pollen from the following taxa were also found to be prevalent in the atmosphere of Edirne: Gramineae, Pinus sp., Quercus sp., Cupressaceae/Taxaceae, Platanus sp., Salix sp., Morus sp., Populus sp., Carpinus sp., Juglans sp., Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae, Fraxinus sp., Fagus sp., Ulmus sp., Ailanthus sp., Alnus sp., Ostrya sp., Helianthus sp. The season of maximum pollen fall was from April to June, with a prevalence of arboreal pollen in the first month, and of pollen from non-arboreal plants in the last months of the year.

Key words: Turkey, Edirne, pollen calendar, pollen fall

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