[ Analyse mélissopalynologique des miels de Bukavu et ses environs ]
Volume 37, Issue 4, October 2022, Pages 779–783
Kikanda Kitoko Espoir1 and Bakenga Matabaro Dieudonné2
1 Unité de Recherche en Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Département de Biologie, Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Bukavu, ISP, Bukavu, RD Congo
2 Unité de Recherche en Biochimie, Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Département de Biologie, Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Bukavu, ISP, Bukavu, RD Congo
Original language: French
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Aim: This study aims to determine the floral origin of four samples of honey from Bukavu and its surroundings and to identify the different forms of pollen apertures. Materials and methods: Four honey samples were collected from four production sites in Bukavu and the surrounding rural areas and were kept in the fridge at 4 ° C. The reference pollens were prepared from the anthers of plants surrounding the hive sites. The pollens from the anthers were degreased in ether and stored on slides with Kaizer gelatin-glycerin. The acetolysis method has been applied to the four samples and the identification of pollens has been done on the microscope to the 40 objective. Results: The four honey samples are all of multi-floral origin. The Tithonia diversifolia species of the Asteraceae family is most prominent in the four honey samples with accompanying pollen. The pollens with tricolpate and tricolporate aperture are predominant. Conclusion: The four samples of honey from Bukavu and its surroundings are all of multi-floral botanical origin, the tricolpate and tricolporate apertures are the most represented.
Author Keywords: Palynology, honey, Bukavu.
Volume 37, Issue 4, October 2022, Pages 779–783
Kikanda Kitoko Espoir1 and Bakenga Matabaro Dieudonné2
1 Unité de Recherche en Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Département de Biologie, Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Bukavu, ISP, Bukavu, RD Congo
2 Unité de Recherche en Biochimie, Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Département de Biologie, Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Bukavu, ISP, Bukavu, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2022 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Aim: This study aims to determine the floral origin of four samples of honey from Bukavu and its surroundings and to identify the different forms of pollen apertures. Materials and methods: Four honey samples were collected from four production sites in Bukavu and the surrounding rural areas and were kept in the fridge at 4 ° C. The reference pollens were prepared from the anthers of plants surrounding the hive sites. The pollens from the anthers were degreased in ether and stored on slides with Kaizer gelatin-glycerin. The acetolysis method has been applied to the four samples and the identification of pollens has been done on the microscope to the 40 objective. Results: The four honey samples are all of multi-floral origin. The Tithonia diversifolia species of the Asteraceae family is most prominent in the four honey samples with accompanying pollen. The pollens with tricolpate and tricolporate aperture are predominant. Conclusion: The four samples of honey from Bukavu and its surroundings are all of multi-floral botanical origin, the tricolpate and tricolporate apertures are the most represented.
Author Keywords: Palynology, honey, Bukavu.
Abstract: (french)
But: Cette étude vise à déterminer l’origine florale des quatre échantillons de miels de Bukavu et ses environs et à identifier les différentes formes d’apertures polliniques. Matériels et méthodes: Quatre échantillons de miels ont été récoltés dans quatre sites de production de Bukavu et les milieux ruraux environnants. Ils ont été gardés au frigo à 4°c. Les pollens de référence ont été préparés à partir des anthères des plantes environnant les sites d’emplacement des ruches. Les pollens des anthères ont été dégraissés dans l’éther et conservés sur des lames avec de la gélatine-glycérine de Kaizer. La méthode d’acétolyse a été appliquée sur les quatre échantillons de miels et l’identification des pollens s’est faite au microscope à l’objectif 40. Résultats: Les quatre échantillons de miels sont tous d’origine multi-florale. L’espèce Tithonia diversifolia de la famille des asteraceae est la plus représentée dans les quatre échantillons de miels avec des pollens d’accompagnement. Les pollens avec aperture tricolpée et tricolporée sont prédominants. Conclusion: Les quatre échantillons de miels de Bukavu et ses environs sont tous d’origine botanique multi-florale, les apertures tricolpées et tricolporées sont les plus représentées.
Author Keywords: Palynologie, miels, Bukavu.
How to Cite this Article
Kikanda Kitoko Espoir and Bakenga Matabaro Dieudonné, “Melissopalynological analysis of honeys from Bukavu and its surroundings,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 779–783, October 2022.
