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Table 2 Ancient plant DNA

From: Paleogenomics: reconstruction of plant evolutionary trajectories from modern and ancient DNA

Species

Datinga

Site

Sample

Characterizationb

Extractionc

Reference

Oak

500–9800 BP

Europe

Waterlogged wood

NGS

TrisHCL SDS CaCl2 EDTA DTT PK/Phchlo/Column

[142]

Japanese cedar

3600 BP

Japan

Buried tree

PCR/sequencing

Column

[133]

Maize

1100–6000 BP

New World

Desiccated cob

PCR/sequencing

CTAB TrisHCL NaCl EDTA/Chlo

[111] [112]

Maize

360–1320 BP

New World

Desiccated cob

PCR/sequencing

Column

[114]

Maize

670–5280 BP

New World

Desiccated cob

Capture, NGS

SDS DTT PK/Phchlo/Column

[115]

Maize

650–4300 BP

New World

–

PCR/sequencing

SDS DTT PK/Phchlo/EDTA PTB/Column

[113]

Maize

4700 BP

Chile, Peru

Charred and non-charred grain

PCR/sequencing

SDS DTT PK/Phchlo

[110]

Maize

5310 BP

Mexico

Desiccated grain

NGS

TrisHCL SDS CaCl2 EDTA DTT PK/Phchlo/Column

[116]

Maize

5300 BP

Mexico

Desiccated cob

NGS

–

[117]

Sunflower

3100 BP

USA

Desiccated disk fragment, pericarp, kernel

NGS

TrisHCl NaCl SDS CaCl2 EDTA DTT PK/Phchlo/Column

[119]

Radish

350–550 AD

Egypt

Desiccated seed

Chemical analysis/PCR/sequencing

CTAB TrisHCL NaCl EDTA/Chlo

[124]

Sorghum

2800 BP

Egypt

Desiccated seed

PCR/sequencing

–

[125]

Rice

1200–2400 BC

China

Desiccated seed and chaff

PCR/sequencing

Magnetic beads

[127]

Grape

1600–2500 BP

Europe

Waterlogged and charred pip

PCR/sequencing

DTAB /Chlo/CTAB

[120]

Grape

7th–15th century AD

Italy

Waterlogged pip

PCR

SDS DTT PK/Phchlo/Column

[121]

Grape, maize, olive, dogwood, cotton

400–2400 BP

New World, Europe

Non-carbonized remain

PCR/sequencing

SDS DTT PK/Phchl

[122]

Barley

6200–5800 BP

Israel

Desiccated seed

NGS

CTAB TrisHCL PVP βME/Phchlo/Column

[104]

Barley

3000 BP

Egypt

Desiccated grain

PCR/sequencing

SDS DTT PK EDTA PTB/Column

[103]

Barley, wheat

150–5250 BC

Spain

Charred, partially charred, waterlogged seed

PCR/sequencing

TrisHCL SDS EDTA PK/Phchlo or Column

[105]

Wheat

700 AD–8400 BP

Anatolia

Charred grain

PCR/sequencing

CTAB TrisHCL NaCl EDTA/Chlo

[109]

Wheat

340–3500 BP

Spain

Charred and desiccated seed

PCR/sequencing

Tris EDTA CTAB βME/Column

[108]

Cotton

750–3750 BP

Brazil, Peru, Egypt

Desiccated seed

NGS

CTAB/Column

[132]

Arabidopsis

300 BP

USA

Herbarium

NGS

CTAB or PTB DTT/Column

[131]

  1. Summary of ancient plant nuclear DNA recovery listing species, dating, location site, sample type, characterization method, extraction protocol, and associated references. aDatings are referenced as in the publication concerned using BC, AD, or BP. bPCR/sequencing polymerase chain reaction and sequence capture, NGS next-generation sequencing. cDDT dithiothreitol proteinase K, Phchlo phenol-chloroform, Ph phenol, Chlo chloroform, SDS sodium dodecyl sulphate, EDTA ethylene-diamine-tetraacetic acid, CTAB cetyltrimethylammonium-bromide, PTB phenacylthiazolium bromide, DTAB dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide, βME β-mercaptoethanol, Tris tris(hydroxymethyl) aminomethane, PK proteinase K