Table 3 Sorghum candidate genes studied, their primer sequences, and primer melting temperatures (T_m)

CRY1-b1

58°C

60°C

ACAACCCAGACTCGCATAG

GAGGGATCGAACCGTAGAG

CRY2-2

54°C

56°C

ACCTTGTTTCTCCGTTCC

CTTCTTGCAGTCTGGCTTT

LHY-4

52°C

48°C

CCCTTGACATTGACATAC

CATTGATTCCCACTTGA

HD6

58°C

64°C

GATTACTGCCATTCACAAGG

GAAGCTCAGGWCCCTTGAAGTA

GI

58°C

58°C

TCCGCTTCAGCCACCTAC

CTGCCAGAGCAATGAGACAA

SbD8

60°C

54°C

GACGACAAGGATGAGGAGC

CGAGGTGGCGATGAGC