Table 1.
Important pollen grains and air borne fungal spores in India
| POLLEN GRAINS30,66 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NAME OF PLANT | PEAK POLLINATION SEASON | POLLINATION PATTERN |
| Poaceae | Oct–Nov | Seasonal |
| Trema orientalis | Nov–Mar | Seasonal |
| Carica papaya | Nov–May | Seasonal |
| Aegle mermelos | Mar–June | Seasonal |
| Parthenium | Perennial | |
| Cyperaceae | Perennial | |
| Catharanthus roseus | Mar–June | Seasonal |
| Ricinus communis | Sept–Mar | Seasonal |
| Xanthium strumarium | Aug–Nov | Seasonal |
| Cheno Amaranthaceae | Perennial | |
| Cocos nucifera | Perennial | |
| Ocimum basilicum | May–June | Seasonal |
| Moringa oleifera | Dec–Mar | Seasonal |
| Areca catechu | Nov–Mar | Seasonal |
| Tridax procumbens | Sept–May | Perennial |
| Phoenix sylvestris | Nov–Apr | Seasonal |
| Helianthus annus | Perennial | |
| Azadirachta indica | Dec–May | Seasonal |
| Achyranthes aspera | Sept–Mar | Seasonal |
| Lantana camara | Sept–May | Perennial |
| Polygonum plebelum | Dec–June | Seasonal |
| Eclipta alba | Perennial | |
| Albizia lebbeck | Feb–June | Seasonal |
| Vernonia cinerea | Perennial | |
| Artocarpus heterophyllus | Mar–July | Seasonal |
| Adhetoda varica | Mar–July | Seasonal |
| Eucalyptus citriodora | Apr–Oct | Seasonal |
| Borassus flabellifur | Feb–June | Seasonal |
| Psidium guajava | Mar–June | Seasonal |
| Cassia sophera | May–July | Seasonal |
| Delonix regia | Feb–June | Seasonal |
| Lagerstroemia reginae | Mar–June | Seasonal |
| Peltophorum pterocarpum | Mar–Aug | Seasonal |
| Mangifera indica | Jan–Apr | Seasonal |
|
Alstonia scholaris |
Sept–Nov |
Seasonal |
| FUNGAL SPORES66,67 | ||
|
NAME OF FUNGUS |
PEAK SPORING SEASON |
|
| Alternaria spp | Early June | |
| Aspergilli/Penicilli | Oct–Nov | |
| Chaetomium sp | Perennial | |
| Cladosporium sp | Dec | |
| Coprinus sp | Perennial | |
| Curvularia sp | July–Aug | |
| Drechslera hawaiiensis | July–Aug | |
| Nigrospora sphaerica | Late summer | |