Table 1. Candidate reference genes, annotated functions, and primers used to amplify and their PCR parameters.

Gene	A. thaliana Gene Description	A. Thaliana Ortholog	Primer sequences (5’ - 3’) forward/reverse	Tm (°C)	Amplicon length (bp)	Identity (%)
CeCLATHRIN1	clathrin adaptor complexes medium subunit family protein	NP_199475.1	CTTCACCACTACTCCCAATG/CCTGATGTCTTCAAAAGGGA	54	415	90
CePP2A	serine/threonine-protein phosphatase PP2A-1 catalytic subunit	NP_176192.1	GTTATCAAGCGTGTCCAAAG/GAATGTGCAACCTGTGAAAT	54	409	82
CeRPB2	DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit RPB2	NP_193902.1	TCTTTTGCAGGTAAGACCTC/ACGAAGATTATGTGGACGAG	52	1248	80
CeGAPC2	glyceraldehyde3-phosphate dehydrogenase GAPC2	NP_001077530.1	GGCCATTCCAGTCAATTTTC/GTCATCCATGAAAGGTTTGG	54	210	94
CeTIP41	TIP41-like protein tonoplast intrinsic protein4(Zea mays)	NP_195153.2	AGACAGCTCTCTTGAACTTG/TGAAATGCAAACCAGAATGG	55	900	84
CeMAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase 1	NP_172492.1	GTGATTCTCTTACAGGGGTC/TCATACGGTATCGTCTGTTC	54	803	77
CeSAMDC	S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase	NP_001154585.1	AAACCTTAGAAGCCCACAAT/TGTGTTAAGTACACTCGTGG	54	735	74
CeEIF4	eukaryotic initiation factor 4A-3	NP_177417.1	AACCTTCCGAGCTGTATTTT/TCCAGTCCTCCTTATCAACA	52	849	84
CeEF1	elongation factor 1-alpha 2	NP_563800.1	CAGCGAATTTTGAGAAGTGG/GGAACTCATACGAAGTCAGA	55	745	78
CeACT7	actin 7	NP_196543.1	GGAGGTGCTACAACCTTTAT/TGATGGAGTTACACACACTG	53	531	99
CeTUB	tubulin alpha-6 chain	NP_193232.1	GTTGGCCTCTCAATATCCAA/AATCCCTCTTCAGACCTCAT	55	731	80
CeUBQ	ubiquitin 11	NP_567286.1	GACGGGAAAGACCATAACTT/TGTGAATATAAGCCAGCGAT	52	400	81
CeCYP	Cyclophilin peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase CYP19-2	NP_179709.1	AAAATCCCAGGGTGTTCTTG/ATTTCACCGCTGTCTACAAT	55	511	81