Table 1. Primer pairs used in the study.

Names, sequences of forward and reverse primers, publication sources of primer pairs, and gene functions are listed.

Gene name	Forward primer	Reverse primer	Publication	Function
B2H2	TCTATCGAAACGCCATTGTTACA	AGAGGCCGTTCGCATAGTCA	[42]	chitinase
PR2	CCGCACAAGACACCTCAAGATA	CGATGCCCTTGGTTTGGTAGA	[43]	β-1,3-glucanase
PAL	TTGATGAAGCCGAAGCAGGACC	ATGGGGGTGCCTTGGAAGTTGC	[44]	salicylate pathway
ICS	AGAAATGAGGACGACGAGTTTGAC	CCAAGTAGTGCTGATCTAATCCCAA	[44]	salicylate pathway
GAPDH	TTAGACTTGCGAAGCCAGCA	AAATGCCCTTGAGGTTTCCC	[22]	reference gene