FLORAL PHENOLOGY, NECTAR SECRETION DYNAMICS, AND HONEY PRODUCTION POTENTIAL, OF TWO LAVENDER SPECIES (LAVANDULA DENTATA, AND L. PUBESCENS ) IN SOUTHWESTERN SAUDI ARABIA

Journal Article

Ansari..., AL-GHAMDI A. AHMED , NURU ADGABA ,Yilma T. Tena,Mohammad J. . 2015

• المجلة \ الصحيفة: The Journal of Research Institute of Horticulture and Apicultural Research Association
• رقم العدد: 2
• رقم الإصدار السنوي: 59
• الصفحات: 135-144

مستخلص المنشور

The majority of lavender species are indigenous
to the mountainous regions of the western Mediterranean
countries, the islands of the Atlantic,
Turkey, Pakistan, and India (Chu and Kemper, 2001).
Moreover, they are native to northern, eastern, and
southern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Bulgaria, and
Russia (Boning, 2010).
Lavender species survive, and can thrive, in arid
and semi-arid regions of the world, even in areas
threatened by desertification (Azcón and Barea,
1997). It is known as extremely drought resistant
once established. Species of lavender prefer
gravelly, slightly alkaline and limestone-based soils
(Boning, 2010). Certain species (Lavandula dentata
and L. pubescens) have a thick branching from
the base. This branching makes them useful in soil
erosion control.