About the Authors

Christian Parisod

Current address: Laboratory of Evolutionary Botany, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Affiliation Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, UMR 1318 INRA-AgroParisTech, INRA-Versailles, Versailles, France

Corinne Mhiri

Affiliation Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, UMR 1318 INRA-AgroParisTech, INRA-Versailles, Versailles, France

K. Yoong Lim

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom

James J. Clarkson

Affiliation Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom

Mark W. Chase

Affiliation Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom

Andrew R. Leitch

Affiliation School of Biological Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom

Marie-Angèle Grandbastien

gbastien@versailles.inra.fr

Affiliation Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, UMR 1318 INRA-AgroParisTech, INRA-Versailles, Versailles, France

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CP MAG. Performed the experiments: CP. Analyzed the data: CP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CM KYL JJC MWC ARL. Wrote the paper: CP MAG.