Table 3.

List of the genes whose transcription profile was evaluated by qRT-PCR

Gene name	Accession number	Primer	5′-3′primer sequences
Oxalate oxidase	Y14203	F	CTGGCTGTTGAAGGACACAA
		R	TGACTCCGGAAACAAGCTCT
Callose synthase	AY177665	F	CATCAAGGAATCAGCTGCAA
		R	TCGCATGAACAAAGAGTTCG
Sucrose synthase	X65871	F	AAGCTGAAAGGCCATATCCGTT
		R	AGAATGCAGGCTGCACAAATG
Adenosine diphosphate glucose pyrophosphatase	AJ291451	F	TCATCAGCTCCTCCTCCAAC
		R	TGCCACCGTTGTACTGGTAG
Flavonoid 7-O-methyltransferase	X77467	F	CGAGGCTTTCCCTTATGTCA
		R	ACTCCATCATGTCACCAGCA
Leucine Aminopeptidase 2	AK248195	F	TCGGGCTCACCAAGGCCAACG
		R	GAGGATGTCGCCCTTCCAGTCG
Rubisco activase	M55447	F	TCCAAAAACTTCATGACCCTGC
		R	CGAACACAAGCTCACACTGGAA
ATP synthase B chain	EU963772	F	AGAAGGCCGCACTGTTTGACT
		R	CATCCATGAACTTGCCTAGCG
Chitinase	X78672	F	GCCACGTCTCCACCCTACTA
		R	ACCGTTCTGAAGGACACCAC
Chitinase III	AK251032	F	TAAGCTGTGCCGACTGAATG
		R	CACTGCAAACCACAACATCC
Actin	AJ234400	F	ACCTCGCTGGGCGTGACCTAACTG
		R	TGGTCTATGGATTCCAGCAGCTTCC

For each gene the accession number and primer sequences are provided.