Fig. 5.

Expression analysis of the Csa3M006660 gene in cucumber organs. Csa3M006660 expression in a roots, stems, leaves, and young flower buds of wild type (WT); and b different stages of flower bud development: stage I (shorter than 3 mm), stage II (3–6 mm), stage III (6–9 mm), stage IV (9–12 mm), stage V (12–15 mm), and stage VI (longer than 15 mm). Expression levels were determined using q-PCR, and values were normalized using UBI-ep as the reference gene. Error bars indicate standard deviation from three biological replicates