Table 1. Primer sequences designed for ORs in RT-PCR, real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR), 3’RACE, dsRNA synthesis, the reference gene SlituRPL8 in RT-qPCR, and the control GFP in dsRNA synthesis.

Application	Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
RT-PCR	SlituOR3	GGAATTCATGGACACCCTTCAGAAGATAT	CCAAGCTTCTATTGGATAGTAGTCTCTACACCT
qRT-PCR	SlituOR3	GCTGCCAAATCGGTTCATAT	AGTCTCCATCGCATGTTCAG
	SlituRPL8	ATGCCTGTGGGTGCTATGC	TGCCTCTGTTGCTTGATGGTA
3’RACE	SlituOR3	CTCTCTGCGTAATCTGGTTTTGCATGTGT	CTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGCAAGCAGTGGTATCAACGCAGAGT
dsRNA synthesis	SlituOR3	TAATACGACTCACTATAGGGAGACCAC TAAACCTGGTGGCACACAAA	TAATACGACTCACTATAGGGAGACCAC GTACACGGCGCTTGGTAACT
	GFP	TAATACGACTCACTATAGGGAGATTTGTATAGTTCATCCATGCCATGT	TAATACGACTCACTATAGGGAGAATGAGTAAAGGAGAAGAACTTTTCA