About the Authors

Livia Moura de Souza

Contributed equally to this work with: Livia Moura de Souza, Vincent Le Guen

Affiliation Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Center (CBMEG), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil

Vincent Le Guen

Contributed equally to this work with: Livia Moura de Souza, Vincent Le Guen

Affiliation Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD) UMR AGAP, Montpellier, Hérault, France

Carlos Bernardo Moreno Cerqueira-Silva

Affiliations Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Center (CBMEG), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil, Laboratory of Applied Molecular Genetics, Department of Exact and Natural Sciences, State University of Southwest Bahia (UESB), Itapetinga, BA, Brazil

Carla Cristina Silva

Affiliation Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Center (CBMEG), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil

Camila Campos Mantello

Affiliation Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Center (CBMEG), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil

Andre Ricardo Oliveira Conson

Affiliation Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Center (CBMEG), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil

João Paulo Gomes Vianna

Affiliations Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Center (CBMEG), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil, Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios (APTA), Pólo Regional Noroeste Paulista, Votuporanga, SP, Brazil

Maria Imaculada Zucchi

Affiliation Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios (APTA), Pólo Regional Noroeste Paulista, Votuporanga, SP, Brazil

Erivaldo José Scaloppi Junior

Affiliation Rubber Research Advanced Center (CAPSA), Agronomical Institute (IAC), Votuporanga, SP, Brazil

Josefino de Freitas Fialho

Affiliation Embrapa Cerrados (EMBRAPA), Planaltina, DF, Brasil

Mario Luis Teixeira de Moraes

Affiliation Departamento de Fitotecnia, Faculdade de Engenharia de Ilha Solteira (UNESP)–Universidade Estadual Paulista, Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazil

Paulo de Souza Gonçalves

Affiliation Rubber Research Advanced Center (CAPSA), Agronomical Institute (IAC), Votuporanga, SP, Brazil

Anete Pereira de Souza

anete@unicamp.br

Affiliations Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering Center (CBMEG), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil, Department of Plant Biology, Biology Institute, University of Campinas (UNICAMP) UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LMS VLG PSG APS. Performed the experiments: LMS VLG AROC CCM CCS EJSJ JFF MLTM PSG. Analyzed the data: LMS VLG CBMCS JPGV MIZ. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: APS VLG PSG. Wrote the paper: LMS VLG APS.