About the Authors

Margi I. Butler

margi.butler@otago.ac.nz

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Peter A. Stockwell

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Michael A. Black

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Robert C. Day

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Iain L. Lamont

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Russell T. M. Poulter

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Competing Interests

This study was partly funded by New Zealand Genomics Ltd and Seeka Kiwi Fruit Industries. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RTMP MIB ILL PAS MAB RCD. Performed the experiments: RTMP MIB ILL RCD PAS MAB. Analyzed the data: RTMP MIB ILL PAS MAB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RTMP MIB ILL RCD PAS MAB. Wrote the paper: RTMP MIB ILL PAS.