Genome-wide investigation of WRKY gene family in pineapple: evolution and expression profiles during development and stress

Tongxin Xie1, Chengjie Chen1, Chuhao Li1, Jiarou Liu1, Chaoyang Liu1, Yehua He1
1College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China

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