About the Authors

Ana M. González

Current address: Plant Genetic Resources Department, Misión Biológica de Galicia- CSIC, Pontevedra, Spain

Affiliation Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research Center (WUR), Wageningen, The Netherlands

Thierry C. Marcel

Current address: UMR1290 BIOGER-CPP, INRA-AgroParisTech, Thiverval-Grignon, France

Affiliation Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research Center (WUR), Wageningen, The Netherlands

Zuzana Kohutova

Current address: Department of Husbandry and Ethology of Animals, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Affiliation Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research Center (WUR), Wageningen, The Netherlands

Piet Stam

Affiliation Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research Center (WUR), Wageningen, The Netherlands

C. Gerard van der Linden

Affiliation Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research Center (WUR), Wageningen, The Netherlands

Rients E. Niks

Rients.Niks@wur.nl

Affiliation Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research Center (WUR), Wageningen, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TCM CGvdL REN. Performed the experiments: AMG ZK. Analyzed the data: AMG TCM PS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TCM CGvdL. Wrote the paper: AMG TCM PS CGvdL REN. Coordination of writing by others: REN. Supervision of lab activities: TCM.