Table 1.

Gene specific primer pairs used for RT-PCR and qRT-PCR

Gene	Forward primer (5′-3′)	Backward primer (5′-3′)
OsWRKY24	GACCTGAGGGATTCCGATGAC	CGACGGGAAGATACTGGAGG
OsWRKY53	CCGTTCATCACGTCGTTCAC	GGTCGGGGACGCCAAGATA
OsWRKY78	TACAGGATGCCCAGTCAGGA	AGGCCCTGCATATTGCTGTT
OsWRKY45	CGGGTAAAACGATCGAAAGA	CCCCAGCTCATAATCAGGAA
18S rRNA	ATGATAACTCGACGGATCGC	CTTGGATGTGGTAGCCGTTT