Airborne pollen grains at Chittagong University Campus, Bangladesh

Authors

  • MK Pasha Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chittagong
  • Mohammad Sohrab Hossain Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chittagong

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v38i1.5117

Keywords:

Airborne, Pollen grains, Palynology, Chittagong Univ. Campus, Bangladesh

Abstract

A total of 4,549 airborne pollen grains were recorded and classified into 34 pollen morpho-types in an airborne pollen survey at Chittagong University campus, during October, 2006 to September 2007. Maximum contribution was made by Poaceae type (32.89%), followed by Cyperaceae (5.94%), Mesua nagassarium (3.98%), Amaranthaceae (3.72%), Mimosaceae (3.58%), Artocarpus heterophyllus (2.75%), Cocos nucifera (2.73%), Asteraceae (2.95%) and some other types specific to this region. The unidentified pollen contributed to an average of 16.90%. Maximum pollen concentration was observed in the month of March (20.27%) and minimum in July (2.70%).

Key words: Airborne; Pollen grains; Palynology; Chittagong Univ. Campus; Bangladesh

DOI: 10.3329/bjb.v38i1.5117

Bangladesh J. Bot. 38(1): 39-46, 2009 (June)

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Pasha, M., & Hossain, M. S. (2010). Airborne pollen grains at Chittagong University Campus, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 38(1), 39–46. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v38i1.5117

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Vol. 38 No. 1 (2009)

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