Reference genes for quantitative real-time PCR analysis in the model plant foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.) subjected to abiotic stress conditions

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 13-22

  Kumar, Karunesh ^a   Muthamilarasan, Mehanathan ^a   Prasad, Manoj ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Foxtail millet; GeNorm; NormFinder; Quantitative real time PCR (qRT PCR); Reference genes; Setaria italica

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC STRESS; FOXTAIL MILLET; GENORM; NORMFINDER; Q-RT-PCR; REFERENCE GENES; SETARIA ITALICA;

DEHYDRATION; FINANCE; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA;

GENE EXPRESSION;

EID: 84882809012     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-013-0335-x     Document Type: Article

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