Validation of reference genes for RT-qPCR studies in Stevia rebaudiana in response to elicitor agents

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 767-779

  Lucho, Simone Ribeiro ^a   do Amaral, Marcelo Nogueira ^a   Benitez, Letícia Carvalho ^a   Milech, Cristini ^a   Kleinowski, Alitcia Moraes ^a   Bianchi, Valmor João ^a   Braga, Eugenia Jacira Bolacel ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Methyl jasmonate; Salicylic acid; Spermidine; Stevia; Transcript normalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050605227     PISSN: 09715894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12298-018-0583-7     Document Type: Article

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