Pollen production in a scrub of Southern Spain
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https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v21i0.8667Keywords:
Pollen production, apicultura] resource, Apis mellifera, Andalusia, SpainAbstract
We estimated the pollen production (in volume and grain number) of 61 species of a scrub in southern Spain. The calculation was made per flower and per plant area and year. In addition, the polliniferous importance (PI) of each species as a function of its cover was estimated. The species producing the greatest number of pollen grains per flower and per square metre and year was Myrtus communis, while the maximum pollen volume per flower was observed in Cistus albidus. The greatest volume of pollen per square metre and year was produced by Lavandula stoechas. The highest PI in the area studied correspond to Lavandula stoechas, Rosmarinus officinalis, Cistus albitlus, Quema coccifera, Quercus rotundifolia, Cistus clusii, Thymbra capitata, Ulex baeticus and Cistus monspeliensis. Many species showed significant high values of pollen production per area and year. The pollen produced in the Sierra de Mijas is a good source of food for the domesticated bee, Apis ~Hilera, throughout the year.
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