Table 2 The stability value and rank of these 13 candidate reference genes were calculated from NormFinder.

From: Evaluation and validation of suitable reference genes for quantitative real-time PCR analysis in lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.)

Genename

Total

Rhizomes

Flowers

Seeds

Leaves

Typical tissues

Stability

Rank

Stability

Rank

Stability

Rank

Stability

Rank

Stability

Rank

Stability

Rank

ACT

0.79874

8

0.877562782

10

1.260666624

11

0.31855

1

0.790611438

12

0.821878898

8

18S

0.54661

2

0.704953399

8

0.56203448

7

0.36901

3

0.643991666

9

0.466743076

5

UBQ

0.68457

7

0.493600396

4

0.361802847

5

0.70191

10

0.599921682

8

0.417265175

3

CYP

0.59914

5

0.735186277

9

0.106247618

1

0.50977

6

0.360898795

3

0.221323754

1

UBC

0.80232

9

0.553235012

5

1.024022083

9

0.63089

9

0.589236123

7

0.379568301

2

TUA

1.05909

11

1.23889721

12

1.394876868

12

0.45297

5

0.705098031

10

1.091296794

12

GAPDH

0.54856

3

0.599310756

7

0.234372905

3

0.35111

2

0.162749072

1

0.462964466

4

EF-1α

0.66155

6

0.272856274

2

0.139117293

2

0.92843

12

0.346822834

2

0.973379912

10

MDH

1.03902

10

0.558335607

6

0.718220151

8

0.76350

11

0.717076829

11

0.880051152

9

PLA

0.59717

4

0.387913916

3

0.321436881

4

0.55585

8

0.411019754

6

0.758511626

7

Eif-5

1.06102

12

1.089021038

11

1.025516268

10

0.53138

7

0.392914835

5

1.060679762

11

TBP

0.35381

1

0.171712067

1

0.417067735

6

0.42525

4

0.389382501

4

0.544064367

6