Table 1. Primers used for relative genetic expression.

Primer code	Base sequence (5' to 3')
CAL1-Q-F	AGTCGCGTGTTCTCCTTTGT
CAL1-Q-R	CATGACAGCAGCTTGCAAAT
OsNAAT1-Q-F	GGAGGGAATCCATGATGATG
OsNAAT1-Q-R	GGCAGAAGGATTTGATCCTCTC
OsIRT1-Q-F	GAACCGCGTCGTCGTTCAG
OsIRT1-Q-R	CCATCCCCTCGAACATCTGG
OsIRT2-Q-F	TCATGCTCACGTTCCACACG
OsIRT2-Q-R	GAGAACCTGCACAATGACGC
OsNramp1-Q-F	TCTCTGTCTCCGGCACTGTA
OsNramp1-Q-R	CATCAGGTTCCGAAGCCACT
OsNramp5-Q-F	GAAGTGGCTTCGGAACCTGA
OsNramp5-Q-R	GAAGCTCGTGCTCAGGAAGT
OsHMA2-Q-F	GAGGGAGGGAGGTGTCAGAA
OsHMA2-Q-R	TGGTGATCTTCTCACTGCCG
OsHMA3-Q-F	AGAACAGCAGGTCGAAGACG
OsHMA3-Q-R	ATTGCTCAAGGCCATCTGCT
OsLCT1-Q-F	GAGTTCTTCGTCAGAGCTAC
OsLCT1-Q-R	CAGTGCTGGATGACGAATTG