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. 2012 Jan 12;7(1):e29473. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029473

Table 1. Plant species collected in maize fields (M) and perennial grassland (G), which were used to establish the PCR-based identification system.

Plant Species M G Plant Species M G
Achillea millefolium Lotus corniculatus
Aegopodium podagraria Lupinus angustifolius
Ajuga reptans Medicago lupulina
Alchemilla vulgaris Medicago sativa
Anthoxanthum odoratum Melilotus albus
Anthriscus sylvestris Melilotus officinale
Arrhenatherum elatius Myosotis arvensis
Avena sativa Papaver rhoeas
Avenula pubescens Persicaria maculata
Bellis perennis Phaseolus coccineus
Beta vulgaris Phleum pratense
Brassica napus Pimpinella major
Brassica nigra Plantago lanceolata
Brassica oleracea Plantago major
Bromus hordeaceus Poa pratensis
Campanula patula Poa trivialis
Capsella bursa-pastoris Polygonum aviculare
Cardamine pratensis Prunella vulgaris
Carum carvi Ranunculus acris
Centaurea jacea Ranunculus ficaria
Centaurea scabiosa Ranunculus repens
Cerastium holosteoides Rumex acetosa
Chenopodium album Rumex crispus
Chenopodium polyspermum Salvia pratense
Cichorium intybus Senecio vulgaris
Cirsium arvense Setaria viridis
Convolvolus arvensis Silene dioica
Dactylis glomerata Silene latifolia
Digitaria ischaemum Silene vulgaris
Echinochloa crus-gallii Sinapis alba
Euphorbia helioscopia Solanum nigrum
Fagopyrum esculentum Sonchus asper
Festuca pratensis Sonchus oleraceus
Galeopsis tetrahit Stellaria media
Galinsoga ciliata Symphytum officinale
Galium mollugo Taraxacum officinale
Geranium robertianum Tragopogon pratense
Glechoma hederacea Trifolium pratense
Helianthus annus Trifolium repens
Heracleum sphondylium Trisetum flavescens
Hieracium pilosella Triticum aestivum
Holcus lanatus Urtica dioica
Knautia arvensis Veronica arvensis
Lactuca seriola Veronica chamaedrys
Lamium purpureum Veronica filiformis
Lathyrus pratensis Vicia cracca
Leontodon hispidus Vicia faba
Leucanthemum ircutianum Vicia sativa
Lolium multiflorum Vicia sepium
Lolium perenne Zea mays

Target species of the molecular assays are displayed in bold.