Fig. 6

Scatter plot showing the significant negative correlation (estimated by Pearson correlation coefficient) between the expression levels of stress-responsive miRNAs with differential accumulation determined by sequencing [logFC ≤ − 1.5 or ≥ 1.5 in (a) or logFC ≤ − 2.5 or ≥ 2.5 in (b)] and the accumulation of their predicted targets in the corresponding stress situations estimated by qRT-PCR (detailed information in Additional file 11: Table S5)