Phytohormones and induction of plant-stress tolerance and defense genes by seed and foliar inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense cells and metabolites promote maize growth

Table 1 Primers sequences used in the RT-qPCR analyses and sizes of the PCR products obtained

Target gene	Primer sequences (5′–3′)	Amplicon size (pb)
CAT1	CAT1F: ACAGCGATGAGTTGTGACGT	113
CAT1	CAT1R: ATCCTTGCTGCATCTGTCCG	113
SOD2	SOD2F: GAGCACCTCAGGATGTTGCT	133
SOD2	SOD2R: CAGGTGCGCAACATTGTTCA	133
SOD4	SOD4F: CGTCACCAGCAGGCTAGAAT	139
SOD4	SOD4R: AGCCAACAGTCCAACACAGT	139
APX1	APX1F: GATCTTGTGGCTGCAGCATG	111
APX1	APX1R: GGTGGACTCGAATTGCAGGA	111
APX2	APX2F: ACGAAGATGTGATGAACTCAGC	138
APX2	APX2R: GGCATTGGCATCGTTAATCAGT	138
PR1	PR1F: ACTGCAAGCTGATCCACTCC	134
PR1	PR1R: TGTTGGTGTCGTGGTCGTAG
prp2	prp2F: ATTCATCGACGCGTCACAGT	117
prp2	prp2R: CAGAGACAAGGACACGGACC	117
prp4	prp4F: TACGACCACGACACCAACAG	143
prp4	prp4R: GCTGCAGATGATGAAGACGC	143