About the Authors

Cynthia C. Vigueira

Affiliations Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America, Department of Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Brad Rauh

Affiliation Departments of Genetics and Biochemistry, and Horticulture, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America

Thomas Mitchell-Olds

Affiliation Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Amy L. Lawton-Rauh

amylr@clemson.edu

Affiliation Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TMO ALR. Performed the experiments: CCV BR ALR. Analyzed the data: CCV BR ALR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TMO ALR. Wrote the paper: CCV ALR.