The callus used for total RNA extraction was derived from the scutellum of the japonica rice variety Nipponbare and cultivated in Murashige and Skoog medium* containing 10 microM 2,4 dichlorophenoxyac
The japonica rice variety Nipponbare was grown under hydroponic condition for 10-days (untreated seedling sample). Seedlings were exposed to once stress conditions for 24 hours (stress treated sample)