Lindera megaphylla, a broad-leaved evergreen that is used as a landscape ornamental
plant and medicinal plant, is an ecologically important and dominant tree species. However …

The secondary metabolism of Piper species is known to produce a myriad of natural
products from various biosynthetic pathways which, represent a rich source of previously …

The selection of stable reference genes for the normalization of reverse transcription
quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) is generally overlooked despite being the crucial …

Abstract Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) is a favorite fruit of high economic value
due to its good taste and high nutrition ingredients. Strawberry is a fruit grown around the …

The development of fungal fruiting bodies from a hyphal thallus is inducible under low
temperature (cold stress). The molecular mechanism has been subject to surprisingly few …

Iris domestica is a widely used ornamental garden and important medicinal plant. Our
previous studies have shown that it exhibits significant uptake and translocation capacity …

Black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) is an important spice crop with high economic value.
However, its production is severely hampered by the oomycete pathogen, Phytophthora …

Reverse transcription real-time quantitative PCR is widely used to quantify gene expression.
Reference genes are usually used as internal controls to measure the target gene …

The real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR) is widely used for gene
expression analysis, owing to its advantages of high specificity, sensitivity and repeatability …