Palynological Analyses of Malatya Propolis Samples

Authors : Gülşah YIL, Semiramis KARLIDAĞ

Pages : 40-49

Doi:10.53518/mjavl.1262653

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Publication Date : 2023-07-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Propolis is a sticky resinous mixture of plant secretions and bee wax. Propolis has used for ethnobotanical reasons from ancient cultures and nowadays the researchers focus on testing propolis extracts and raw forms for health problems. Knowledge about the quality of propolis samples is very important to solve various health problems. The quality of propolis samples highly associated with botanical origin. This preliminary study was conducted for determining the botanical origin of Malatya propolis samples in 2022. For palynological research, propolis samples were prepared to microscopic analyses. The dominant taxa was listed according to districts as; for Akcadag Carduus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(9.2 %);, Astragalus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(7.4 %);, Onobrychis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(7.1 %);, Xanthium insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(6.8 %);, Verbascum insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(6.1 %);, Taraxacum insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5.3 %);; for Battalgazi Poaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(28.2 %);, Carduus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(7.7 %);, Astragalus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5.9 %);; for Darende Onobrychis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(11.9 %);, Verbascum insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(10.5 %);, Carduus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(8.7 %);, Poaceae e insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5.8 %);, for Hekimhan Carduus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(9.3 %);, Poaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(8.9 %);, Astragalus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(6.8 %);, Verbascum insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(6.1 %); Xanthium insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5.4 %);, for Puturge Onobrychis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(14.1 %);, Astragalus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(8.8 %);, Poaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(8.7 %);, Carduus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5.1 %);, Cistus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5.1 %);, for Yesilyurt Poaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(10.7 %);, Astragalus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(6.1 %);, Carduus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5.8 %);, Verbascum insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5.5 %);. The aim of this study to determine the botanical origin of Malatya propolis for guiding beekeepers to place the beehives to the convenient areas.
Keywords : Pollen, propolis, Apis mellifera, Malatya, Turkiye