Table 3. Ranking of candidate reference genes based on BestKeeper, geNorm and NormFinder analyses.
Candidates are listed from top to bottom in order of decreasing expression stability.
| Biotic conditions | Bestkeeper | geNorm | NormFinder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developmental stage | EIF4A | EIF4A/GAPDH | EF |
| GAPDH | TUB | ||
| EF | TUB | G6PDH | |
| TUB | EF | EIF4A | |
| RPL13A | G6PDH | RPL13A | |
| G6PDH | RPL13A | GAPDH | |
| ACT | ACT | ACT | |
| 18S | 18S | 18S | |
| Body parts | EF | EIF4A/GAPDH | EF |
| EIF4A | ACT | ||
| GAPDH | EF | RPL13A | |
| TUB | ACT | GAPDH | |
| ACT | RPL13A | EIF4A | |
| RPL13A | G6PDH | G6PDH | |
| 18S | 18S | 18S | |
| G6PDH | TUB | TUB | |
| Low temperature | EIF4A | EF/ RPL13A | TUB |
| RPL13A | EIF4A | ||
| EF | GAPDH | G6PDH | |
| TUB | G6PDH | RPL13A | |
| GAPDH | TUB | ACT | |
| G6PDH | EIF4A | EF | |
| 18S | ACT | GAPDH | |
| ACT | 18S | 18S | |
| Fungi infection | GAPDH | G6PDH/18S | EF |
| EF | 18S | ||
| TUB | EIF4A | TUB | |
| ACT | EF | EIF4A | |
| 18S | TUB | G6PDH | |
| G6PDH | GAPDH | GAPDH | |
| EIF4A | ACT | RPL13A | |
| RPL13A | RPL13A | ACT | |
| Diets | ACT | EF/GAPDH | ACT |
| TUB | EF | ||
| EF | TUB | EIF4A | |
| EIF4A | EIF4A | TUB | |
| G6PDH | RPL13A | RPL13A | |
| GAPDH | ACT | GAPDH | |
| RPL13A | G6PDH | G6PDH | |
| 18S | 18S | 18S |