About the Authors
- Tiejun Zhang
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Current address: Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research, 24106 N Bunn Road, Prosser, Washington, United States of America
- Long-Xi Yu
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* E-mail: Longxi.yu@ars.usda.gov
Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research, 24106 N Bunn Road, Prosser, Washington, United States of America
- Per McCord
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Current address: United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Sugarcane Field Station, 12990 US HWY 441 N, Canal Point, Florida, United States of America
Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Plant Germplasm Introduction and Testing Research, 24106 N Bunn Road, Prosser, Washington, United States of America
- David Miller
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Affiliation DuPont Pioneer, W8131 State HWY 60, Arlington, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Suresh Bhamidimarri
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Affiliation DuPont Pioneer, W8131 State HWY 60, Arlington, Wisconsin, United States of America
- David Johnson
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Affiliation Alforex Seeds, N4505 CTH M, West Salem, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Maria J. Monteros
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Affiliation Forage Improvement Division, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, 2510 Sam Noble Parkway, Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States of America
- Julie Ho
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Affiliation Forage Genetics International, Inc. 7661 Becker Road, Davis, California, United States of America
- Peter Reisen
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Affiliation Forage Genetics International, Inc. 7661 Becker Road, Davis, California, United States of America
- Deborah A. Samac
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Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 495 Borlaug Hall, 1991 Upper Buford Circle, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States of America
Competing Interests
Although the authors received funding from National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance and collaboration with commercial companies including DuPont Pioneer, Alforex Seeds and Forage Genetics International, this does not alter their adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: LXY. Performed the experiments: LXY TZ PM MJM DM SB DJ JH PR. Analyzed the data: LXY TZ PM. Wrote the paper: TZ LXY DAS.