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Dominance of Cocos nucifera in the atmosphere
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Cocos nucifera (Coconut) 22.2%
Cassia siamea (Manjakkonai) 16.8%
Parthenium hysterophorus (Parthenium) 8.5%
Azadirachta indica (Neem) 8.5%
Prosopis juliflora (Velikaruvel) 7.9%
Poaceae (Grass Family) 6.5%
Others 29.7%
The pollen of Cocos nucifera has been dominating the atmosphere for the past one month. Its contribution to the total was 22.2%. The second position was occupied by Cassia siamea with a contribution of 16.8%. This was followed by Parthenium hysterophorus and Azadirachta indica with contributions of 8.5% each and occupied the third position in the order of dominance. Prosopis juliflora and Poaceae contributed 7.9% and 6.4% respectively. The other pollen types contributed around 29.7%. A total of 24 pollen types were recorded.
