Research Article

A TaqMan Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection and Quantification of Sporisorium scitamineum in Sugarcane

Table 1

Mean Ct values and copy numbers obtained by sensitivity test by TaqMan real-time PCR assay.

Concentration of +1 leaf DNA (ng/μL)Ct values ( )Copy numbers ( ) (copies/μL)

500
100
20
4
0.8

Ma = mean value of three technical replicates; = standard error.