Selection and validation of suitable reference genes for miRNA expression normalization by quantitative RT-PCR in citrus somatic embryogenic and adult tissues

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2151-2163

  Kou, Shu Jun ^a   Wu, Xiao Meng ^a   Liu, Zheng ^a   Liu, Yuan Long ^a   Xu, Qiang ^a   Guo, Wen Wu ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Citrus; MicroRNA; qRT PCR; Reference gene; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84869093351     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-012-1325-x     Document Type: Article

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