About the Authors

Fugen Dou

f-dou@aesrg.tamu.edu

Affiliation Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center at Beaumont, Beaumont, Texas, United States of America

Jason P. Wight

Affiliation Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

Lloyd T. Wilson

Affiliation Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center at Beaumont, Beaumont, Texas, United States of America

Joseph O. Storlien

Affiliation Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

Frank M. Hons

Affiliation Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JPW FMH. Performed the experiments: FD JPW. Analyzed the data: FD JPW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: FD JPW JOS. Wrote the paper: FD JPW LTW JOS FMH.