TABLE 1.

Primers used in qRT-PCR analyses.

S. No.	Gene name	Primer sequences	References
1.	Housekeeping gene
	ZmActin-RT-F	CTGAGGTTCTATTCCAGCCATCC	Jiang et al., 2018
	ZmActin-RT-R	CCACCACTGAGGACAACATTACC	Jiang et al., 2018
2.	High-Affinity K+ Transporter
	ZmHKT1-RT-F	TCGGCTCTGGACCTACTCTT	Zhang et al., 2017
	ZmHKT1-RT-R	ACGACGACGACTCTGCTCTA	Zhang et al., 2017
3.	Sodium/hydrogen exchanger 1
	ZmNHX1-RT-F	ATGCAGGGTTCCAAGTGAAG	Jiang et al., 2016
	ZmNHX1-RT-R	AATATTGCCCCAAGTGCAAG	Jiang et al., 2016
4.	Genes related to lateral root development
	ZmHO-1-RT-F	ACACTGTTGGCTGATCCAGT	Zhang et al., 2018
	ZmHO-1-RT-R	AAACGTATCTGGGGGAGGGA	Zhang et al., 2018
	ZmGSL-1-RT-F	CTAATTTGCTGCGCGGCAATG	Zhang et al., 2018
	ZmGSL-1-RT-R	CACTTGCGGCAGAAGAAGAG	Zhang et al., 2018
	ZmGSL-3-RT-F	GCTCTGCGGCAGCAGGTGAAG	Zimmermann et al., 2010
	ZmGSL-3-RT-R	GATGTTCCTCATCAATCCGGGG	Zimmermann et al., 2010
5.	Antioxidant enzymes
	ZmAPX-1.2-RT-F	GGCAAGCAGATGGGTTTGA	Phillips et al., 2018
	ZmAPX-1.2-RT-R	CTCCACAAGAGGGCGGAAGA	Phillips et al., 2018
	ZmBADH-1-RT-F	ATTGGGGTTGTTGGACTGATCACTC	Phillips et al., 2018
	ZmBADH-1-RT-R	TGGGAATGTGAGGATAATGGAGCAC	Phillips et al., 2018
	ZmCAT-RT-F	TCAAGCCGAATCCAAAGACCA	Phillips et al., 2018
	ZmCAT-RT-R	TCGAGCAAGCATTTCACACCA	Phillips et al., 2018
	ZmMPK-5-RT-F	GATTATCAGTAGCCAAAGTTCAA	Jiang et al., 2016
	ZmMPK-5-RT-R	ACACCGTCACCAGCTTTTAATC	Jiang et al., 2016
	ZmMPK-7-RT-F	CCAGTAGCCAAAGTTCGGTTC	Jiang et al., 2016
	ZmMPK-7-RT-R	TACAGACAACACCGAGAAGTACTTA	Jiang et al., 2016
	ZmCPK-11-RT-F	AGAACGAAATCCAGGCTCTAATG	Jiang et al., 2016
	ZmCPK-11-RT-R	ATTCGCGACATGCTTGTGAC	Jiang et al., 2016