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A Novel Approach for Pollen Identification and Quantification Using Hybrid Capture-Based DNA Metabarcoding.

D Kireta^1,2, K-J van Dijk¹, S Crotty³

¹School of Biological Sciences The University of Adelaide Adelaide South Australia Australia.

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|April 24, 2025

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A new hybrid capture method improves pollen identification and quantification from mixtures. This technique reduces bias from PCR, offering better accuracy for ecological and agricultural applications.

Keywords:

hybrid capture pollen identification pollen metabarcoding pollen quantification target enrichment

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Ecology
Genetics
Bioinformatics

Background:

Microscopic pollen identification is laborious and lacks accuracy.
Molecular barcoding methods are emerging for improved pollen analysis.
Quantifying proportions in mixed pollen samples remains a significant challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and evaluate a novel molecular hybrid capture method for pollen identification and quantification.
To assess the impact of different reference databases on accuracy.
To reduce bias introduced by traditional PCR-based methods.

Main Methods:

Applied a hybrid capture approach to artificial pollen mixtures.
Randomly fragmented DNA and used RNA baits to capture DNA barcodes.
Removed PCR duplicates to minimize quantification bias.
Tested four reference databases for identification and quantification.

Main Results:

Hybrid capture with a restricted matK database showed high correlation between sequence and pollen proportions.
Single barcode identification lacked consistent species or genus resolution.
The RefSeq chloroplast database offered better qualitative results but had limited coverage.
Both databases performed comparably at the family level, with RefSeq excelling quantitatively.

Conclusions:

Hybrid capture shows significant potential for accurate pollen metabarcoding and mixture quantification.
Reference database selection and expansion are critical for qualitative and quantitative accuracy.
The choice of database impacts the resolution and reliability of pollen identification and quantification.