Identification of putative miRNAs from expressed sequence tags of L. and their cross-kingdom targets.

Wild edible plants are often found to be rich sources of nutrients and medicinally beneficial compounds with pharmacological activities. is a nutritionally important plant and a popular food source in parts of Assam and North-East India. Various microRNAs (miRNAs) have been recently identified in many plants; however, there are no records of identification of miRNAs in any species of .