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. 2012 Jun 24;3(2):109–114. doi: 10.1007/s13205-012-0075-3

Table 1.

Total RNA yield isolated from different tissues of lentil using borax deca-hydrate protocol

Plant Tissues Borax decahydrate method
RNA Yield (μg/g tissue) RNA purity
A260/A280 A260/A230
Leaf 568 ± 41 1.9 ± 0.01 2.7 ± 0.14
Root 201 ± 23 1.73 ± 0.08 2.6 ± 0.2
Stem 186 ± 18 1.7 ± 0.11 2.4 ± 0.7
Etiolated seedling 58 ± 11 1.86 ± 0.44 2.3 ± 0.24
Developing seed 4.7 ± 1.9 1.8 ± 0.21 1.9 ± 0.1
Mature seed 0 ND ND

Data represent mean ± SD of three replicates

ND Not determined