About the Authors
- Mamadou Lamine Fall
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Affiliations Biology Department, University of Sherbrooke, 2500 De l’Université Blvd., Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, J1K 2R1, Compagnie de Recherche Phytodata inc., 111 Rang Saint-Patrice, Sherrington, QC, Canada, J0L 2N0
- Hervé Van der Heyden
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Affiliation Compagnie de Recherche Phytodata inc., 111 Rang Saint-Patrice, Sherrington, QC, Canada, J0L 2N0
- Odile Carisse
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* E-mail: odile.carisse@agr.gc.ca
Affiliation Horticulture Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 430 Gouin Blvd., St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, Canada, J3B 3E6
Competing Interests
This study was partly supported by Compagnie de recherche Phytodata inc., the employer of H. Van der Heyden. 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, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MFL OC. Performed the experiments: MFL. Analyzed the data: MLF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MLF OC HvdH. Wrote the paper: MLF OC HvdH.