Figure 5
Expression profiles of Actinidia flowering genes in normal and aberrant flowers. Real-time RT-PCR analysis of the Actinidia flowering genes in the leaf and floral organs of A. deliciosa 'Hayward' (female, normal), 'Chieftain' (male, normal) and 'Pukekohe dwarf' (aberrant) flowers. In addition to leaf, sepal, petal, stamen and pistil, A. deliciosa 'Pukekohe dwarf' analysis included bracts and sepaloid petals. White rectangles, A. deliciosa 'Hayward'; black rectangles, A. deliciosa 'Chieftain'; grey rectangles, A. deliciosa 'Pukekohe dwarf'. The expression of each gene was normalized against ACTIN and expressed as a ratio with 'Hayward' flower expression, which was set arbitrarily to 1. Error bars represent SE for three replicate reactions.