Table 1.
Total pollen counts and species ratios in mock samples
| Mock samples | Total pollen counts | Species ratios | |
|---|---|---|---|
| L. brownii: Ab. pictum: Al. aurea: S. truncates: Ab. megapotamicum: An. majus: N. stellata | |||
| FP | M0001 | 500,000 | 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1 |
| M0002 | 500,000 | 91: 27: 9: 3: 1: 9: 1 | |
| M0003 | 500,000 | 1: 9: 1: 30: 9: 15: 30 | |
| M0004 | 500,000 | 10 :1,000: 100: 10: 1: 0: 0 | |
| M0005 | 500,000 | 4: 16: 32: 2: 1: 2: 8 | |
| R. chinensis: B. napus: Pa. rhoeas: V. faba: C. japoica: Pr. armeniaca | |||
| BP | M0006 | 2,500,000 | 5: 300: 125: 25: 5: 1 |
| M0007 | 2,500,000 | 5: 300: 125: 25: 5: 1 | |
| M0008 & M0009 | 5,000,000 | 5: 300: 125: 25: 5: 1 | |
| M0010 | 2,500,000 | 25: 5: 5: 125: 1: 300 | |
| M0011 | 2,500,000 | 180: 90: 30: 30: 1: 1 | |
| M0012 | 2,500,000 | 30: 90: 1: 1: 180: 30 | |
| M0013 | 2,500,000 | 4: 16: 2: 32: 1: 8 | |
| M0014 | 200,000 | 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1 | |
| M0015 | 500,000 | 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1 | |
| M0016 | 1,000,000 | 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1 | |
| M0017 | 2,500,000 | 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1 | |
| M0018 | 2,500,000 | 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1 | |
| M0021 | 5,000,000 | 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1 |
M0001–0005 are FP mixtures; M0006–0018 and M0021 are BP mixtures. M0006 and M0007 are sample replicates; and M0008 and M0009 are DNA replicates. M0014–0018 and M0021 contain pollen at equal ratios but varied total pollen counts.