About the Authors

Moslem Ladoni

Affiliation The Climate Corporation, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Alexandra N. Kravchenko

kravche1@msu.edu

Affiliation Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America

G. Phillip Robertson

Affiliations Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America, W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University, Hickory Corners, Michigan, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. The Climate Corporation is the current place of employment for Dr. Ladoni. The Climate Corporation had no role of any kind in this study, which was conducted when Dr. Ladoni was employed by Michigan State University. Dr. Ladoni’s present affiliation with the Climate Corporation does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GPR ANK ML. Performed the experiments: ML. Analyzed the data: ML. Wrote the paper: ML AK.