About the Authors

Naoya Urasaki

Affiliation Okinawa Prefectural Agricultural Research Center, Itoman, Japan

Kazuhiko Tarora

Affiliation Okinawa Prefectural Agricultural Research Center, Itoman, Japan

Ayano Shudo

Affiliation Okinawa Prefectural Agricultural Research Center, Itoman, Japan

Hiroki Ueno

Affiliation Gene Research Center, Shinshu University, Ueda, Japan

Moritoshi Tamaki

Affiliation Okinawa Prefectural Agricultural Research Center, Itoman, Japan

Norimichi Miyagi

Affiliation Okinawa Prefectural Agricultural Research Center, Itoman, Japan

Shinichi Adaniya

Affiliation University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan

Hideo Matsumura

hideoma@shinshu-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Gene Research Center, Shinshu University, Ueda, Japan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NU HM. Performed the experiments: NU KT AS HU MT NM HM. Analyzed the data: NU HM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NU KT AS HU MT NM HM. Wrote the paper: NU SA HM.