About the Authors

Jahn Davik

jahn.davik@nibio.no

Affiliation Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy Research, Ås, Norway

Daniel James Sargent

Affiliation Fondazione Edmund Mach, Centre for Research and Innovation, San Michele all'Adige, Italy

May Bente Brurberg

Affiliation Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy Research, Ås, Norway

Sigbjørn Lien

Affiliation Center for Integrative Genetics, Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway

Matthew Kent

Affiliation Center for Integrative Genetics, Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway

Muath Alsheikh

Affiliation Graminor Breeding Ltd., Ridabu, Norway; Department of Plant Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway

Competing Interests

The fact that GRAMINOR BREEDING LTD. provided salaries to MA does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on data sharing and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JD MBB SL MA. Performed the experiments: JD MK. Analyzed the data: JD DJS SL MK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JD MK SL. Wrote the paper: JD DJS MBB SL MK MA.