Table 1.

List of genes associated with various abiotic stresses and disease resistance used in the study

	Gene	Functional annotation of gene fragments	NCBI GenBank accession #	Reference*
Salinity tolerance
1	NbSOS1	Salt overly sensitive 1 (Na+/H + antiporter)	JK739016	[35]
Oxidative stress tolerance
2	NbAPX3	Ascorbate peroxidase 3	JK739005	[36]
3	NbGST1	Glutathione S-transferase 1	JK739012	[37,38]
4	NbCAT3	Catalase isozyme 3	JK739008	[39]
5	NbDHAR1	Dehydroascorbate reductase 1	JK739010	[40]
6	NbGPX2	Glutathione peroxidase 2	JK739011	[38,41]
7	NbFER2	Ferritin 2	JK739023	[42]
High or low temperature stress tolerance
8	NbHSP101	101 kDa heat shock protein	JK739013	[43]
9	NbBIP5	Binding protein 5	JK739006	[44]
Water deficit stress tolerance
10	NbP5CS1	Delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase 1	JK739014	[45]
11	NbCBL1	Calcineurin B-like protein 1	JK739022	[46,47]
12	NbMYC2	MYC-related transcription factor 2	JK739021	[48]
13	NbGBP16	Putative monomeric G-protein 16	JK739018	[49]
14	NbRBX1	Ring box 1 like protein	JK739020	[50]
Disease resistance
15	NbPAL1	Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase 1	JK739025	[51]
16	NtEDS1	Enhanced disease susceptibility 1	AF480489	[52]
17	NtNPR1	Non-expresser of pathogenesis related gene 1	AF480488	[53]
18	NtRAR1	Required for Mla12 resistance 1	AF480487	[54]
19	NbADR1	Activated disease resistance 1	JK739004	[55]
Other genes up- or down-regulated by various stresses
20	NbMC	Metacaspase type II	JK739007	[56]
21	NbCYCD2	Cyclin D2.1 protein	JK739009	-
22	NbCTR1	Constitutive triple response 1-like protein kinase	JK739017	[57]
23	NbWRKY1	WRKY DNA-binding protein 1	AY547498	[57]
24	NtMEK1	MAP kinase/ERK kinase 1	AJ302651	[57]
25	NbWRKY2	WRKY DNA-binding protein 2	AY547495	[57]
26	NbETR1	Ethylene response 1	EF203416	[58]
27	NbFLS1	Flavonol synthase 1	JK739019	[59]
28	NbMYB1	MYB-related transcription factor 1	JK739024	[57]

*citations are given to indicate the gene function and not silencing of respective gene by VIGS.