Validating a multi-locus metabarcoding approach for characterizing mixed-pollen samples

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Authors

Sydney B. Wizenberg · York University

Laura R. Newburn · York University

Mateus Pepinelli · York University

Ida M. Conflitti · York University

Rodney T. Richardson · University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Shelley E. Hoover · University of Lethbridge

R. William Currie

Abstract

Pollen metabarcoding performed well at characterizing the composition of mixed pollen samples relative to a traditional melissopalynological approach. Limitations to the quantitative application of this method can be addressed by adopting a multi-locus approach that integrates information from multiple markers.

Topics & Keywords

Plant and animal studies Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Insect and Pesticide Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: Plant Methods

Volume 19, Issue 1, pp. 120-120

DOI: 10.1186/s13007-023-01097-9

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