Supplementary Table 1. Reference genes considered for Real Time PCR analysis

Gene / Gene bank accession number / Primer sequence / Length (nt)
26S rRNA / AY283368 / 5’-TCAAATTCCGAAGGTCTAAAG-3’
5'-CGGAAACGGCAAAAGTG-3' / 21
17
18S rRNA / AY563528 / 5'- GGCCGGCTCCGTTACTTTG -3'
5'-GTTTCAGCCTTGCGACCATACTC- 3' / 19
23
Camellia tubulin / DQ444294 / 5’-AGCGTGCGGTTTGCATGA-3’
5’ -GCCCAAAGGTTTGGCATCA-3’ / 18
19
Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase / EF011075.1 / 5'-AAGCACAATTGGGAAAAGAAG-3'
5'-AAAGTGAAAATGAAAAGCGACAAT-3' / 21
24
Trehalose-6-phosphate synthase / TTGAGACGATTGCAAGATCTGTCAC / AGGTACACAGAATGTGTATTTTGTGG
Raffinose synthase / CAGGTAGGGGTGAAGGGGACTGGT / CCCCAATTAAAATTAAGGAGTTGGGT
Chitinase / TCAACTGTCATGGAACTACAACTATG / TAGTCAATGTAGTACTTTAACACGAG
NTD / GGAAAAGATGATGAAATTATTGTCGG / CAAATGAGACCTAACAGTCTCCTAC
NCED / TCGCTAAAGTCGACTTGTTTTCTGG / TTCGTGCCGTATTGTTACAGCAGAG
Amylase / TTCGAGGGCTCCTAATGGTTTCAAGC / GATCATCCAAATGTAATTCCGGC
Alcohol dehydrogenase / GCGATGTCAACAGCAGATCG / GTTCGCAGGAAGTCCACCAC
Geraniol synthase / CAACGGGGATAACTCTCAGC / TCATTGGGATCGCACAG
Linamarase / GCTCGCCCTTATCCCTCATCCTC / TTCACCCCTTTCCCCAATTCTTCA
Linalool synthase I / ATGTTCCCGGCGATGCTC / TAAGTAGGTTGCACAAGATAGCC
Linalool synthase II / ACCCCAGTATCCCCATTCA / TCTTCGTTTTTATGATTCGTTCGC
Glucosidase / AGAATGTCAAGGCTGCTC / AAACTCTGTCCTCCTCACT
b-primeverosidase / TGCCTCTTCTGCCTACC / TGTTCACTCCTCCGCTAA
26S rRNA / TCGTTGAGCTCATCTTAGGACACC / AGGGAACGGGCTTGGCAGAATCAG
18S rRNA / GGCCGGCTCCGTTACTTTG / GTTTCAGCCTTGCGACCATACTC
Camellia sinensis tubulin / AGCGTGCGGTTTGCATGA / GCCCAAAGGTTTGGCATCA
Elicitor responsive protein / GGAGCAAAAAGCAGTGTTGTATCAGG / GTCGCCATGCTTCCTTCCATGAAC
12-oxophytodienoate reductase / TGACTCGGGAGGTTATGACAG / AGGAGCATTGGGCTCAAAC
o-methyl transferase / TGGACTGCCATTCATTCAGA / GGGCTTATCAGCATCCACAA
catalase / ATACCCAGAGGCACCGTCTT / TTACCTCCTCATCCCTGTGC
peroxidase / CGCCCGGGCAGGTACTAGAGAGGT / GGCCGCAATAGTGATTAGCGTGGT
MYB transcription factor / TGGAACATGCACGACTTCTG / CCAAAGCCCACTAGGATCAA
Zinc finger, RING type / CAGCCGGACTGTAGGACATT / TACGCAGGGTCCATGAGAAA
Leucine zipper 9 / ATGGAATTGTCAGCGAGACC / CCCCTGCAGAACAACAAAAG
DREB1 / CATTGCCACTCTGAAGCTGA / CTATCCGAAGAAGCGAGCAG
Farnesyl transferase / CCACTATAACCAAGCCGCCACCAA / CAGGAGGAGGGAGGGTTCAGAGACA

Supplementary Table 2. Primers for some of the gene sequences used for gene expression analysis.

Tubulin Specific Chaperone / GCAGAAGCTCTTGGATCTGGTTTC / TCGTTCTGGGTAATCACCAACCTT
60s Ribosomal Protein / CCACGTCCAAAGCATCATAGTCTG / TCATTGTTGATATCCGTGCTGACA
Atp Synthase / ACATTATGAAACCGCGCAAAGAGT / CCCGGAGAACCGGTAAATACTTCT
Plastoquinone Oxidoreductase / ACATTATGAAACCGCGCAAAGAGT / CCCGGAGAACCGGTAAATACTTCT
Glutathione Peroxidase / TTCAAACAAAGGAGGCACTGTTGA / CTTTTTGGGGACAGCATTAAGTGG
Salt Tolerance Protein / TCTGACCAAACAGAACCAAATGGA / TTCTGTCGCTGGTCAAACATCATT
Zinc Finger / AATAGCCATCCCTGTGTTGAAGGA / TGACTTGGAGCAGATAGGACATGC
Photosystem II Polyprotein / TTTGGAATTAATGGAGGCATGGAC / ACATCACCACTTGGAGACCAATCA
Phytoene Dehydrogenase / GAGCAATGAAATTACGGCTTCAAA / TTCGGTGATGTAGCTTCTGGGTTA
Arabidopsis Protein Targeted To Chloroplast Protein / TTGCACTTATTCAGCAGCCATGAT / AGTGGATGTTTGGCATGTCTTTGA
Late Ethylene And Jasmonate Biosynthesis / GTTAGGGGTGAAGAAAAGCGATGA / GTAAACCCCACCTACGGAAGGAAG
Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase / GCAGTGCTACATACCCATTGATGC / ATCGTTGGATTTCCACTCTCCAAA
Prli Interactiong Factor / ACCGATCAGGTGAACCTTGGAATA / GCATAGTTTGTGAAGGGAGCTTGG
Calmodulin Ion Binding / GTACGATCGAGACCAGAACGGTTT / TTCCAAACTCAACTCAAAGCCTCA
Ferredoxin / TGCTCAAGAGGAATTCGAGGAATA / AGTCAAATCCTCGACTCTTTTACGG
Dormancy /Auxin Family Related Protein / AGGAGGGTATGAGGGTAACGAGGA / CACAATAAATCGCCAGGGTACACA
Translocase Of Outer Membrane / AGAATGTAAGGGGTGATCCGAACC / GAGCAAGAGCAAGGATGTTTCCAT
Crt/Dre / GGACATTAGAAGTGCAGCTGTGGA / ACATACCTTGGTGCCAGAGACTCC
3-Deoxy-D-Arabino-Heptulosonate 7-Phosphate Synthase / CAGAGCACAGTGAGCAGGGAGATA / ACTGCTCATAAGGCAAGAGCAAGC
Plant Synaptotagmin / TGAAGGTTCTGAGTGCAATGAAGC / GCCTGGGTCTCTGGATCTTTAACA
Serine/Threonine Phosphatase 7 / TTTGAAGGACTTCCTTTGGCTTCA / AAGGACAGATCTCCTTGCTTTGGA
Cis Prenyl Transferase / CTTCGGTTCCCATCCATGATAAAG / TCACCAATCATCAATTTTGGCATT
Lipases / CTTACCCACATCCAATCCAATGGT / ACAGTCTACAGACAAGCCCGGAAC
Myb Transcription Factor / CTCCTTGTGGTGAGAACTTGCTGA / CAATCCTATCCAGTGCAGCCTTCT
Tryptophan Synthase / GGGATTTTAGAATAGACATCCCGTGT / TAGTCCGGAGCTCGGCTTCCTTA
Xylulose Phosphate Synthase / ATACCACCTGTTGGAGCTTTGAGC / TCCCCGAGCATATTCATCAACTTT
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinases / AAAGTCATCGGAAAGGGAAATGGT / GTGATCCACCATCCATGTATTCCA
Ubiquitin Conjugating Enzyme / ATCGACTTGGAAGGAAATGTCTGC / TCTCTTAACACAGCAGCAGCATCA