About the Authors
- Ammar Altemimi
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Affiliations Department of Plant, Soil and Agricultural Systems, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901, United States of America, Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, Basrah, Basrah Province, Iraq
- Dennis G. Watson
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Affiliation Department of Plant, Soil and Agricultural Systems, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901, United States of America
- Ruplal Choudhary
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Affiliation Department of Plant, Soil and Agricultural Systems, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901, United States of America
- Mallika R. Dasari
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Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901, United States of America
- David A. Lightfoot
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* E-mail: ga4082@siu.edu
Affiliation Department of Plant, Soil and Agricultural Systems, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: AA DAL DGW RC. Performed the experiments: AA MRD. Analyzed the data: AA DGW DAL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AA DAL. Wrote the paper: AA DGW DAL RC. Designed, carried out and wrote-up the research: AA. Supervised and helped design the research: DAL. Proofread the article: DAL. Helped design and analyze experiments: DGW RC. Edited drafts of the manuscript: DGW RC. Designed and carried out the FTIR analyzes: MRD.