Table 1.

List of the primers used in gene expression analysis.

S.no.	Genes	Primers	Function
1.	Fibrillin 1a	FiB F: 5′-TTAGATGCTCGTGCGAATGG-3′	Involved in photoprotection against photoinhibition
		FiB R: 5′-CGCTATACTTGGACGAACCTTG-3′
2.	GmDREB1B	GmDREB1B F: 5′-GTAAAGATTGTTCGTATGGGACAAG-3′	Drougt tolerance by regulating expression of GmPLY21
		GmDREB1B R: 5′-ACACCTAAAATGAGCAACCGTACTA-3′
3.	GmTP55 (Antiquitin)	GmTP55 F: 5′-CGAAAAGGGAGAGGAGGACTTC-3′	Aldehyde dehydrogenase gene involved in drought tolerance
		GmTP55 R: 5′-TCTGGGTCACCGAAAGGCAA-3′
4.	GmBIP	GmBIPD F: 5′-ATCTGGAGGAGCCCCAGGCGGTGG-3′	BiP overexpression confers resistance to drought
		GmBIPD R: 5′-CTTGAAGAAGCTTCGTCGTAAAACTAAG-3′
5.	GmGST	GmGST F: 5′-CGGTTCTCATCCACAATGGCAAAC-3′	Drought tolerance; Glutathione S transferase
		GmGST R: 5′-CAGCCCAGAATCTAGCCTGAGC-3′
6.	GmRD22	GmRD22 F: 5′-AATGCCGAAAGCCATTACAG-3′	Drought tolerance
		GmRD22 R: 5′-GCTTTGTTTTCCCTGCGTTA-3′
7.	GmNFYA3	GmNFYA3 F: 5′-ACCAGAATTGCATTACCAGTTGA-3′	Induced by ABA and drought; is a positive regulator of drought tolerance
		GmNFYA3 R: 5′-GGTGCCGAGACTCATGAAGATAT-3′
8.	GmPIP1b	GmPIP1b F: 5′-TCATGGGTTTCAAAAAGGAGA-3′	Aquaporins
		GmPIP1b R: 5′-GCTTGCAATAAAAGCACAAGC-3′
9.	GmCYP707A1a	GmCYP707A1a F: 5′-GGAAGATGATTGATTACAAGGAC-3′	ABA 8′-hydroxylase induced by dehydration
		GmCYP707A1a R: 5′-GACACTGGGGTTTTCACCGA-3′
10.	GmCYP707A3b	GmCYP707A3b F: 5′-GGCTAACCTTCTGACTTTCC-3′	ABA 8′-hydroxylase induced by rehydration
		GmCYP707A3b R: 5′-CAAGTGTCTGGTTCTGAGGT-3′
11.	GmERD1	GmERD1 F: 5′-CGTCCAGAATTGCTCAACAG-3′	Dehydration induced
		GmERD1 R: 5′-TGGGGTTATAGCCTTGTTGG-3′
12.	GmRD20	GmRD20 F: 5′-GTGGCACATGACTGAAGGAA-3′	Involved in dehydration
		GmRD20 R: 5′-ATCTTTCCAGCAGCACCTCT-3′
13.	Tubulin	Tubulin F: 5′-ATGTTCCGTGGCAAGATGAG-3′	Housekeeping gene for reference
		Tubulin R: 5′-CATTGTTGGGAATCCACTCG-3′