TABLE 1.

Chickpea tissues collected during different chickpea growth stages for absolute gene expression quantification.

Growth stage	Stage	Stage description	Tissue collected	Days after sowing
Vegetative growth stage	V1	First multifoliate leaf has unfolded from the stem	Leaf	10
			Root	10
			Stem	10
	V6	Sixth multifoliate leaf has unfolded from the stem	Leaf	25
			Root	25
			Stem	25
Reproductive growth stage	R1	Early bloom, one open flower on the plant	Flower	55
			Leaf	55
			Root	55
			Stem	55
	R4	Flat pod, pod has reached its full size and is largely flat	Leaf	80
			Pod	80
			Root	80
			Stem	80
			Seed	80