About the Authors
- Ramesh Buyyarapu
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* E-mail: rbuyyarapu@dow.com
Current address: Trait Genetics & Technologies, Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Affiliation Center for Molecular Biology, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University, Normal, Alabama, United States of America
- Ramesh V. Kantety
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Affiliation Center for Molecular Biology, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University, Normal, Alabama, United States of America
- John Z. Yu
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Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, Crop Germplasm Research Unit, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- Zhanyou Xu
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Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, Crop Germplasm Research Unit, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- Russell J. Kohel
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Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, Crop Germplasm Research Unit, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- Richard G. Percy
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Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, Crop Germplasm Research Unit, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- Simone Macmil
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Affiliation Gene Structure and Function Laboratory, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
- Graham B. Wiley
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Affiliation Arthritis & Immunology Department, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
- Bruce A. Roe
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Affiliation Advanced Center for Genome Technology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America
- Govind C. Sharma
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Affiliation Center for Molecular Biology, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University, Normal, Alabama, United States of America
Competing Interests
RB’s current affiliation to the company of Trait Genetics & Technologies, Dow AgroSciences, does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RVK JZY. Performed the experiments: RB ZX SM GBW. Analyzed the data: RB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RVK RB JZY RJK BAR. Wrote the manuscript: RB. Revised the manuscript: RB RVK JZY RGP BAR GCS. Advised the research: RVK JZY RGP BAR GCS.