Table 1. Primers of quantitative RT-PCR analysis of candidate defence genes. -f represents forward primers and -r represents reverse primers.

Potential gene function	Size (bp)	Primer	Sequence
purple acid phosphatase 23	1224	m. 16215-f	GCCTGAATCAATGTCAATACC
		m. 16215-r	CTGCTGCTACTACAATTATGC
WRKY transcription factor 20	1098	m. 28831-f	GCAGGTTCTTGACATCATTAG
		m. 28831-r	AGGAAGAACAGGAACAAGAGAAC
hexose carrier	696	m. 34711-f	GTCTCATTCTATGCTCCACTATTG
		m. 34711-r	ACCCTTCTGCCTACTTTATCTAC
heat shock protein 70	1224	m. 35228-f	CCACCAGCGGACAAGAAG
		m. 35228-r	GCCATATCAGCACCACCAG
glutathione S-transferase	438	m. 31344-f	TGGCTGGATTGGAATTACTG
		m. 31344-r	CGTACATGGTCGGATAAGG
pyruvate kinase	1398	m. 50337-f	CAGTATGGCTTGAGGTTATAG
		m. 50337-r	AAGGAAGTCTATGTTGTTGC