MicroRNAs in fruit trees: Discovery, diversity and future research directions

Plant Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 856-865

  Solofoharivelo, M C ^a   van der Walt, A P ^a,b   Stephan, D ^a   Burger, J T ^a   Murray, S L ^b,c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b South African Astronomicaly Observatory   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Apple; Application; Citrus; Fruit trees; Grapevine; MiRNAs; Peach

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTE; FRUIT; FUTURE PROSPECT; GENE EXPRESSION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOGENESIS; VINE;

CITRUS; EUKARYOTA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PRUNUS PERSICA; VITACEAE; VITIS; VITIS VINIFERA;

MICRORNA;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CITRUS; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MALUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PRUNUS; TREE; VITIS;

CITRUS; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MALUS; MICRORNAS; MODELS, GENETIC; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PRUNUS; TREES; VITIS;

EID: 84906097929     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/plb.12153     Document Type: Review

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