The miRNAome of durum wheat: isolation and characterisation of conserved and novel microRNAs and their target genes

摘要

BackgroundThe allotetraploid durum wheat [Triticum turgidum subsp. durum (Desf.) Husn.] is a highly economically important species especially in the Mediterranean basin. However, its genomics, transcriptomics and in particular microRNAome are still largely unknown.