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Table 1 The Annual Pollen Integral (APIn) (day/m3) recorded in the station of Doha and Al Khor during the period (May 2017–May 2019)

From: The association between airborne pollen monitoring and sensitization in the hot desert climate

Taxon

Aerobiological station

Aerobiological station

Doha

Al Khor

Σ APIn

%

Σ APIn

%

Weeds

 Amaranthaceae

240

39.2

800

58.9

 Apiaceae

1

0.16

7

0.51

 Artemisia

11

1.80

30

2.2

 Asteraceae

5

0.82

2

0.15

 Brassicaceae

16

2.6

28

2.05

 Cyperaceae

20

2.2

38

2.79

 Ephedra

1

0.16

6

0.5

 Euphorbia

1

0.16

0

0

 Plantago

22

3.59

35

2.57

 Ricinus

4

0.65

8

0.59

 Rumex

4

0.65

6

0.73

 Urticaceae

7

1.14

7

0.51

 Arnebia

0

0

1

0.07

Grass

 (Poaceae)

132

21.7

158

11.6

Trees

 Casuarina

14

2.29

16

1.17

 Conocarpus

12

1.96

47

3.45

 Cupressaceae

12

1.96

15

1.10

 Myrtaceae

1

0.16

1

0.07

 Meliaceae

4

0.65

0

0

 Olea

7

1.14

12

0.88

 Arecaceae

28

4.58

50

3.67

 Prosopis

32

5.23

39

2.86

 Ziziphus

8

1.31

4

0.29

 Parkinsonia

0

0

4

0.29

 Fabaceae

9

1.47

4

0.29

 Indetermined

27

4.41

41

3.01

  1. APIn Annual Pollen Integral