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Table 2 Species- and genus-level assignment success by barcode

From: DNA barcode trnH-psbA is a promising candidate for efficient identification of forage legumes and grasses

Barcode

Species-level assignment rate

Genus-level assignment rate

Overall (%)

Grasses (%)

Legumes (%)

Overall (%)

Grasses (%)

Legumes (%)

rbcLa

62.8

46.4

93.3

69.8

53.6

100.0

matK

51.1

48.4

57.1

73.3

61.3

100.00

trnH-psbA

78.0

65.4

100.0

90.2

84.6

100.0