28 miRNAs responsive to Pythium aphanidermatum were identified from infected turmeric rhizomes.
5">Stem-loop reverse transcription PCR validated the expression of representative miRNAs from different families.
RLM-5′-RACE analyses identified and validated distinct miRNA targets.
5">qPCR revealed simultaneous reciprocal changes in the expression pattern of miRNAs and the target transcripts.
Turmeric miR164, miR393, miR482 and miRx2 were pried by P. aphanidermatum to facilitate pathogenesis.