Table 3 Expression stability of reference genes analyzed by geNorm, NormFinder, BestKeeper and delta Ct.

From: Selection of reference genes for gene expression analysis in Liriodendron hybrids’ somatic embryogenesis and germinative tissues

Stability rank

Somatic embryogenesis group

Germination group

geNorm

NormFinder

BestKeeper

ΔCT

geNorm

NormFinder

BestKeeper

ΔCT

1

EF1g

EF1g

EF1g

EF1g

EF1g

EF1g

EF1g

EF1g

2

TUA

HIS1

HIS1

HIS1

ACT

ACT

GAPDH

ACT

3

GAPDH

GAPDH

TUA

TUA

HIS1

HIS1

HIS1

GAPDH

4

HIS1

TUA

GAPDH

GAPDH

GAPDH

Rpl2

ACT

HIS1

5

ACT

Rpl2

EF1a

EF1a

UBQ

EF1a

EF1a

Rpl2

6

EF1a

ACT

Rpl2

ACT

Rpl2

GAPDH

UBQ

UBQ

7

UBQ

UBQ

ACT

UBQ

EF1a

UBQ

TUA

EF1a

8

TUB

EF1a

TUB

Rpl2

TUA

TUB

Rpl2

TUB

9

Rpl2

TUB

UBQ

TUB

TUB

TUA

TUB

TUA

10

18S rRNA

18S rRNA

18S rRNA

18S rRNA

18S rRNA

18S rRNA

18S rRNA

18S rRNA