Akpınar, S.; Altunoğlu, M.K. Determination of Atmospheric Pollen Grains by Volumetric Method in Sarıkamış District (Kars-Türkiye). Biology2024, 13, 475.
Akpınar, S.; Altunoğlu, M.K. Determination of Atmospheric Pollen Grains by Volumetric Method in Sarıkamış District (Kars-Türkiye). Biology 2024, 13, 475.
Akpınar, S.; Altunoğlu, M.K. Determination of Atmospheric Pollen Grains by Volumetric Method in Sarıkamış District (Kars-Türkiye). Biology2024, 13, 475.
Akpınar, S.; Altunoğlu, M.K. Determination of Atmospheric Pollen Grains by Volumetric Method in Sarıkamış District (Kars-Türkiye). Biology 2024, 13, 475.
Abstract
Atmospheric pollens were investigated using the Lanzoni VPSS 2000 device for 2 years between 2012 and 2013 in the Sarıkamış district of Kars province, one of the highest regions of Türkiye. A total of 37909 pollen grains were collected; 15,298 pollen grains in 2012 and 22611 pollen grains in 2013. Out of 43 identified taxa, 21 were arboreal and 22 were non arboreal. Pollen from arboreal plants accounted for 36.34% (13778 pollen) of the total, while pollen from non arboreal plants accounted for 63.56% (24095 pollen). The most frequent arboreal plants pollen in the Sarıkamış atmosphere were Pinaceae (29.79%), Cupressaceae/Taxaceae (2.54%), and Morus (1.30%). The main non arboreal plants pollen in the atmosphere of Sarıkamış were Poaceae (44.60%), Artemisia (2.98%), Amaranthaceae (2.79%), Rumex (2.41%), Urticaceae (2.33%), Plantago (2.19%), and Boraginaceae (1.40%). The maximum pollen concentration was observed in June.
Keywords
atmospheric pollen; pollen calendar; Sarıkamış
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Plant Sciences
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