Primer pairs used for assessing the expression of selected candidate defense genes by quantitative real time PCR.

Primers were designed using lentil cv. CDC Redberry sequences. ABI1-B = Abscisic acid insensitive 1b; DDB1-CUl4 = ddb1- and cul4-associated factor; PRH = pathogenesis-related homeodomain; Pti1 = Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato R-gene (Pto)-interactor 1; RGA1 and 71 = resistance gene analogue 1 and 71. Gene IDs were generated using Cufflinks software and link data presented here to the transcript annotations in S1 File.