Characterisation of microRNAs from apple (<it>Malus domestica </it>'Royal Gala') vascular tissue and phloem sap

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Plant microRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, non-coding RNAs that play an important role in development and environmental responses. Hundreds of plant miRNAs have been identified to date, mainly from the model species for which the...

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Main Authors: Varkonyi-Gasic Erika, Gould Nick, Sandanayaka Manoharie, Sutherland Paul, MacDiarmid Robin M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/10/159