Data for Tracing the botanical origins of UK heather honey by relative quantification of plant DNA

Date of data collection: 2021 - 2025 Geographic location of data collection: Cranfield University, College Road, Cranfield, MK43 0AL, UK. This repository contains the following data files: a) a.honey_Cq_RQ_DODD2025.csv :a dataset containing qPCR amplification (Cq value) for all honey samples , relative quantification calculation and the resulting class group. b) b.BLAST_ling_DODD2025.pdf :complete in silico analysis of the Calluna vulgaris marker using PrimerBLAST. c) c.BLAST_bell_DODD2025.pdf :complete in silico analysis of the Erica cinerea marker using PrimerBLAST. DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: [a.honey_Cq_RQ_DODD2025.csv] Number of variables: 15 Number of cases/rows: 271 Variable List: The Cq values from reaction 1-3 for trnL_P6 marker, The Cq values from reaction 1-3 for CV_trnL marker, The Cq values from reaction 1-3 for EC_trnL marker, The relative quantity (RQ) of ling, The relative quantity (RQ) of bell, The standard deviation (SD) of RQ of ling, The SD of RQ of bell, the final class of ling, the final class of bell. Missing data codes: na: not amplified, N/A: not applicable Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: ling: Calluna vulgaris plant, bell: Erica cinerea plant, final class calculated according to RQ value for ling or bell (dominant: > 0.45, secondary: 0.16 – 0.45, important minor: 0.03 – 0.16, trace: 0.03 – 0.01, sporadic: 0.01 – 0.001 and none: <0.001) Grant: BB/T008776/1