About the Authors

William R. Rittenour

Current address: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia. United States of America

Affiliations Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America, Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America

Ming Chen

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America, Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America

Edgar B. Cahoon

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America, Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America

Steven D. Harris

sharri1@unlnotes.unl.edu

Affiliations Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America, Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: WR MC EC SH. Performed the experiments: WR MC EC. Analyzed the data: WR MC EC SH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: WR MC EC. Wrote the paper: WR SH.