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. 2005 Jan;95(1):45–90. doi: 10.1093/aob/mci003

Table 4.

The eleven angiosperm species recommended for use as calibration standards (see Notes to the Appendix, b1)

Key
Standard species
4C DNA amount (pg)
A Triticum aestivum ‘Chinese Spring’ 69·27
B Allium cepa ‘Ailsa Craig’ 67·00
C Vicia faba PBI, inbred line 6 53·31
D Anemone virginiana line AV 200 35·67
E Secale cereale ‘Petkus Spring’ 33·14
F Hordeum vulgare ‘Sultan’ 22·24
G Pisum sativum ‘Minerva Maple’ 19·46
H Zea mays ‘W64A’ 10·93
I Senecio vulgaris (PBI population) 6·33
J Vigna radiata ‘Berken’ 2·12
K Oryza sativa ‘IR36’ 2·02