Fig. 6

Expression of anther and pollen development related genes at different stages using qRT-PCR. S means sterile sample, and F means fertile sample. 1–3 indicate the pollen meiosis stage (bud sizes 0.5–1.5 mm), tetrad stage (1.5–3.0 mm) and uninucleate microspore stage (3.0–4.5 mm) of anther and pollen development, respectively. Relative expression levels were calculated using Actin as an internal control