Table 1 Primers of defense-related genes for maize plant and internal reference gene.

From: Insect frass fertilizer upregulates maize defence genes and resistance against an invasive herbivore pest

Primer

Sequence

Target gene

Accession No.

pr5-F

GCACCAACAATGGCCGC

pathogenesis related protein 5

U82201.1

pr5-R

TAGCCGTCGATGACCGAGAT

pathogenesis related protein 5

mpi-F

TGGTGACCTACACGCGAAC

maize proteinase inhibitor

X78988

mpi-R

GCCATTAGCTAGGATCGGCAT

maize proteinase inhibitor

lox-3-R

ATCACCGCGTGCTTTTCAG

lipoxygenase 3

AF149803.1

lox-3-F

CACCATCACGGCGGAGACAT

lipoxygenase 3

β-tub-F

CTACCTCACGGCATCTGCTATGT

beta tubulin

NM001111987.1

β-tub-R

GTCACACACACTCGACTTCACG

beta tubulin