About the Authors

Rosanna C. Hennessy

Affiliations Department of Crop Science, Teagasc Research Centre, Oak Park, Carlow, Ireland, Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions Laboratory, School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Fiona Doohan

Affiliation Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions Laboratory, School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Ewen Mullins

ewen.mullins@teagasc.ie

Affiliation Department of Crop Science, Teagasc Research Centre, Oak Park, Carlow, Ireland

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RH FD EM. Performed the experiments: RH. Analyzed the data: RH FD EM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RH FD EM. Wrote the manuscript: RH FD EM.