Selection and validation of reference genes for quantitative RT-PCR expression studies of the non-model crop Musa

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1237-1252

  Podevin, Nancy ^a,b   Krauss, An ^a,c   Henry, Isabelle ^a,d   Swennen, Rony ^a   Remy, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

^c Roche Diagnostics Belgium   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Banana; Gene expression; Musa; Mycosphaerella; qPCR; Reference genes

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FRUITS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BANANA; GENES EXPRESSION; MUSA; MYCOSPHERELLUM; NORMALISATION; PLANT SPECIES; QPCR; QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONS; REFERENCE GENES;

GENE EXPRESSION;

MUSA; MYCOSPHAERELLA;

EID: 84866917898     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11032-012-9711-1     Document Type: Article

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