About the Authors

K. H. Dhanyalakshmi

Affiliation Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, India

Mahantesha B. N. Naika

Current address: Department of Biotechnology and Crop Improvement, KRCCH Arabhavi-591218, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India.

Affiliation National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, GKVK campus, Bengaluru, 560065, India

R. S. Sajeevan

Affiliation Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, India

Oommen K. Mathew

Affiliation National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, GKVK campus, Bengaluru, 560065, India

K. Mohamed Shafi

Affiliation National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, GKVK campus, Bengaluru, 560065, India

Ramanathan Sowdhamini

nataraja_karaba@yahoo.com; nnkaraba@uasbangalore.edu.in (KNN); mini@ncbs.res.in (RS)

Affiliation National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, GKVK campus, Bengaluru, 560065, India

Karaba N. Nataraja

nataraja_karaba@yahoo.com; nnkaraba@uasbangalore.edu.in (KNN); mini@ncbs.res.in (RS)

Affiliation Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, India

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KNN RS. Performed the experiments: KHD MBNN RSS. Analyzed the data: KHD MBNN RSS OKM KMS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KNN RS OKM KMS. Wrote the paper: KHD MBNN RSS KNN RS OKM.