title: Melissopalynological Characterization of North Algerian Honeys.
abstract: A pollen analysis of Algerian honey was conducted on a total of 10 honey samples. The samples were prepared using the methodology described by Louveauxet al., that was then further adapted by Oheet al. The samples were subsequently observed using light microscopy. A total of 36 pollen taxa were discovered and could be identified in the analyzed honey samples. Seventy percent of the studied samples belonged to the group ofmonofloral honeys represented byEucalyptus globulus,Thymus vulgaris,Citrussp. andLavandula angustifolia. Multifloral honeys comprised 30% of the honey samples, with pollen grains ofLavandula stoechas(28.49%) standing out as the most prevalent. Based on cluster analysis, two different groups of honey were observed according to different pollen types found in the samples. The identified pollen spectrum of honey confirmed their botanical origin.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory Research on Biological Systems and Geomatics, Faculty of Nature and Life, University of Mascara, 29000, Mascara, Algeria. falati22@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Samira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.affiliation: Laboratory Research on Biological Systems and Geomatics, Faculty of Nature and Life, University of Mascara, 29000, Mascara, Algeria. meddah19@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Boumedienne
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meddah
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Experimental Biotoxicology, Biodepollution and Phytoremediation, University of Es-Senia, 31000, Oran, Algeria. aoues_a@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Abdelkader
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aoues
keywords: Algerian honey; botanical origin; cluster analysis; pollen analysis; pollen spectrum