About the Authors

Shiv Shankhar Kaundun

deepak.kaundun@syngenta.com

Affiliation Syngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, United Kingdom

Geraldine C. Bailly

Affiliation Syngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, United Kingdom

Richard P. Dale

Affiliation Syngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, United Kingdom

Sarah-Jane Hutchings

Affiliation Syngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, United Kingdom

Eddie McIndoe

Affiliation Syngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

All authors are employed by Syngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, the funder of this study. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SSK. Performed the experiments: GCB SJH RD. Analyzed the data: EM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SSK GCB SJH RD. Wrote the paper: SSK.