Pollen Production Studies in Some Trees Growing at Bhopal, M.P.

Smriti Chitnis¹ , Uday Chitnis²

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Isroset-Journal
Vol.2 , Issue.3 , pp.1-4, May-2015

Online published on Nov 15, 2015

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Abstract :
Bhopal is a beautiful city which is famous for its planning and greenery. The city represents a fine assortment of forest trees, avenue trees, fruit trees and trees planted during plantation programmes. These trees flower and produce pollen grains to multiply the species. Pollen grains produced by some of these trees may trigger on allergenic reactions in sensitive people. Pollen production in 11 such trees of allergenic significance was studied. The production per flower and per cent liberation of pollen grains from the flower was calculated. Maximum production per flower was reported in Eucalyptus globulus and minimum number was obtained in Azadirachta indica. Percentage liberation of pollen grains ranges from 94% to 100%. Production was reported to be higher in anemophilous species than in entomophilous species.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Pollen Production, Allergy , Trees, Bhopal

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