About the Authors
- Amir M. González-Delgado
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* E-mail: amir.gonzalez@gmail.com
Affiliation Plant and Environmental Sciences Department, New Mexico State University, P.O. Box 30003 MSC 3Q Skeen Hall Room N 127, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88003–8003, United States of America
- Jamshid Ashigh
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Affiliation Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science, New Mexico State University, P.O. Box 30003 MSC 3AE Skeen Hall Room N 140, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88003–8003, United States of America
- Manoj K. Shukla
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Affiliation Plant and Environmental Sciences Department, New Mexico State University, P.O. Box 30003 MSC 3Q Skeen Hall Room N 127, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88003–8003, United States of America
- Russ Perkins
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Affiliation Bayer CropScience LP, Field Development-Southern, P.O. Box 146 916 9th Street, Idalou, Texas, 79329, United States of America
Competing Interests
This study was funded in party by a grant from Bayer CropScience. Co-author Russ Perkins is employed by Bayer CropScience LP. 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.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: JA MKS. Performed the experiments: JA MKS. Analyzed the data: JA MKS AMGD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JA MKS RP. Wrote the paper: JA MKS AMGD RP. Provided analytical data: RP. Decision to publish: RP. Final approval of the version to be published: RP. Review of manuscript: RP.