Melissopalynology
Bee Flora, Pollen and Honey
- 1st Edition - October 29, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Authors: Mushtaq Ahmad, Nabila, Shah Fahad, Andrea Pieroni, Muhammad Zafar, Shazia Sultana, Salman Majeed
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 2 4 1 8 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 2 4 1 9 - 5
Melissopalynology: Bee Flora, Pollen and Honey presents a comprehensive guide to the floral biology of honeybee plants. Critical for developing optimal management technique… Read more
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Request a sales quoteMelissopalynology: Bee Flora, Pollen and Honey presents a comprehensive guide to the floral biology of honeybee plants. Critical for developing optimal management techniques for honey bee habitats, as well as for the growth and sustainability of the honey economy, this information is key to addressing the problem of predicting resource availability. In addition, it enables successful apiarist planning for effective hive placements and capacity, and provides crucial baseline data to direct habitat and biodiversity management. The book is globally relevant, presenting updates on the characteristics, composition, health properties, contamination, authenticity, and adulteration of honey at the worldwide level, regardless of region.
The 100+ bee flora and pollen field notes and photographic atlas sections examine species found in multiple regions throughout the world. Honey has become a highly demanded product for consumers worldwide due to its taste and rich nutritional and medicinal value. However, it remains challenging to identify honey’s origin as well as determine its authenticity. This book summarizes the research and practices carried out in the last decade toward discriminating honey by using characteristic markers.
- Contains photographic representations of bee flora and pollen
- Provides a comprehensive bee flora pollen inventory for the correct identification of species
- Includes botanical source information and guides in the quality production of honey
Researchers, graduate and post-graduate students, teachers in botany, entomology
- Title of Book
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- About the authors
- Chapter 1. Benefits of honey nutrition
- Abstract
- 1.1 Honey: sustainable superfood of the future
- 1.2 Honey as functional food
- 1.3 Honey as medicine and source of nutraceuticals
- 1.4 Honey and consumers
- 1.5 Honey-derived foods
- References
- Chapter 2. Melissopalynology and bee flora
- Abstract
- 2.1 Melissopalynology
- 2.2 Significance of melissopalynology
- 2.3 Honey composition
- 2.4 Honey adulteration
- 2.5 Pollen source in honey
- 2.6 Mapping of key bee flora: pollen assessment honey analysis
- 2.7 Bee flora for sustainable development for pollen identification
- 2.8 Melissopalynology: foraging preferences of bees
- 2.9 Melissopalynology: implication for the honey identity
- References
- Chapter 3. Techniques in melissopalynology
- Abstract
- 3.1 Microscopy techniques: classical methods
- 3.2 Analytical techniques
- 3.3 Chromatographic techniques
- 3.4 Spectroscopic techniques
- 3.5 Metabarcoding techniques
- References
- Chapter 4. Bee flora and pollen
- Abstract
- 4.1 Asteraceous honeybee flora
- 4.2 Fabaceous honeybee flora
- 4.3 Amaranthaceous honeybee flora
- 4.4 Solanaceous honeybee flora
- 4.5 Brassicaceous honeybee flora
- 4.6 Lamiaceous Honeybee flo
- 4.7 Malvaceous honeybee flora
- 4.8 Poaceous honeybee flora
- 4.9 Verbenaceae honeybee flora
- 4.10 Acanthaceous honeybee flora
- 4.11 Apiaceous honeybee flora
- 4.12 Euphorbiaceous honeybee flora
- 4.13 Myrtaceae honeybee flora
- 4.14 Convolvulaceous honeybee flora
- 4.15 Cucurbitaceous honeybee flora
- 4.16 Lythraceae honeybee flora
- 4.17 Rhamnaceae honeybee flora
- 4.18 Rosaceae honeybee flora
- 4.19 Rutaceae honeybee flora
- 4.20 Zygophyllaceae honeybee flora
- 4.21 Other honeybee flora
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 29, 2024
- No. of pages (Paperback): 290
- No. of pages (eBook): 400
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443224188
- eBook ISBN: 9780443224195
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Mushtaq Ahmad
Professor Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad is currently working as Director QAU Botanical Garden and Herbarium (ISL), Director Technology Science Park (QAU) and Chairman Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i- Azam University Islamabad. Prof. Ahmad has established modern digital Herbarium (ISL), Botanical Garden, Technology Science Park, Melissopalynology, Aerobiology, Nutraceutical and Green Biofuel research laboratories.
Affiliations and expertise
Quaid-i-Azam University, PakistanN
Nabila
Dr. Nabila’s research focuses on exploring the melliferous bee flora pollen and morpho‐palynological features for the classification and taxonomy of several genera and species as well as the guiding principles for raising beekeeping products in developing countries.
Affiliations and expertise
Quaid-i-Azam University, PakistanSF
Shah Fahad
Dr. Shah Fahad is Assistant Professor in the Department of Agronomy at Abdul Wali Khan University. He obtained his PhD in Agronomy from Huazhong Agricultural University, China. He specializes in studying the effects of climate change and anthropogenic impacts on environmental health, agriculture, and food production. Within this focal area, he has published extensively on the role of cyanobacteria in sustainable agriculture and the risks harmful cyanobacterial blooms pose to aquatic systems. He has edited 17 books, including four titles with Elsevier.
Affiliations and expertise
Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, PakistanAP
Andrea Pieroni
Trained in medical botany at the University of Pisa, Andrea Pieroni earned his doctorate from the University of Bonn in Germany. He has worked as a Research Assistant at the University of London (2000-2003) and as Senior Lecturer at the University of Bradford in northern England (2003-2009). From January 2009 he was Associate Professor of Ethnobotany in Pollenzo and from 2016 Full Professor. Professor Pieroni has served as the Vice-President and President of the International Society of Ethnobiology (2008-2010). He is the founder and Chief Editor of the Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (ethnobiomed.com) and sits on the boards of diverse international peer-reviewed journals. His fields of study include plant diversity, honey bee flora, food as medicine, and food biodiversity.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Gastronomic Sciences, ItalyMZ
Muhammad Zafar
Dr. Muhammad Zafar did PhD from Quaid-I- Azam University Islamabad-Pakistan in 2011. Currently he is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad Pakistan. He is a renowned active scientist in the field of medicinal plants, plant biodiversity and Plant Systematics and taxonomy. He is the founder of first nutraceutical and traditional medicinal plant Lab. and biofuel and Biomass energy laboratory at Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad Pakistan. Dr. Zafar has over 450 publications in diverse fields of Plant Sciences including 406 research publications, 11 international books, 16 chapters in books published by various publishers.
Affiliations and expertise
Quaid-i-Azam University, PakistanSS
Shazia Sultana
Dr. Shazia Sultana is a scientist in the field of biodiversity and medicinal plants. She has published 265 research publications in top international journals. She has also published 11 books circulated internationally. Dr. Sultana has received various national and international awards. She is Editorial Board Member of many well reputed ISI journals and book series. Currently, she is supervising and working on various research projects on natural plants products, plant biodiversity and conservation. Co-authored an extensive survey of honey pollen analysis (melissopalynology) to determine the bee floras of South Asian honeys.
Affiliations and expertise
Quaid-i-Azam University, PakistanSM
Salman Majeed
Salman Majeed is Ph.D. scholar in the field of Plant Sciences particularly his work expertise on Biodiversity and Plant Taxonomic Studies from Deserts areas of Pakistan. He has published research articles in various journals of good repute. Salman has participated a number of conferences held at national and International Level. His fields of interest are plant biodiversity, plant taxonomy, medicinal plants, plant-based biofuel technology, honey analysis (melissopalynology), and systematics.
Affiliations and expertise
Quaid-i-Azam University, PakistanRead Melissopalynology on ScienceDirect