Melissopalynological studies on winter honeys from bramhapuritahsil, chandrapur district (Maharashtra state), India

The paper incorporates a qualitative and quantitative study of pollen contents in four squeezed honey samples collected from Bramhapuri tahsil of Chandrapur district. Cajanus cajan represents the predominant pollen type (49%) in one sample are designated as Cajanus honey. The other significant pollen types recorded include Celosia argentea, Lathyrus sativus, Coriandrum sativum, Prosopis juliflora, Hyptis suaveolens, Capparis grandis, Cajanus cajan, Cleome gyanandra, Tridax procumbence, Capsicum annuum. The pollen counts ranged from 85,000/g to 125500/g. The data reflects the floral situation of the place were particular honey was produced and the identification of geographical origin based on the presence of a combination of pollen types of that particular area.