About the Authors

Christopher J. Hale

Affiliation Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Karl F. Erhard Jr.

Affiliation Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Damon Lisch

Affiliation Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Jay B. Hollick

hollick@nature.berkeley.edu

Affiliation Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

Germplasm containing mutations in the rmr1, rmr6 (rpd1), and mop1 (rdr2) genes is covered by US patent 07264970 awarded to the Regents of the University of California.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CJH JBH. Performed the experiments: CJH KFE DL JBH. Analyzed the data: CJH KFE JBH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CJH DL JBH. Wrote the paper: CJH JBH.