About the Authors

Kuwabo Kuwabo

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Plant Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia

Swivia M. Hamabwe

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Plant Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia

Paul Kachapulula

Roles Supervision

Affiliation Department of Plant Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia

Karen Cichy

Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation USDA-ARS, Sugarbeet and Bean Research Unit, Bogue St., East Lansing, MI, United States of America

Travis Parker

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Plant Sciences/MS1, Section of Crop & Ecosystem Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, United States of America

Chikoti Mukuma

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Zambia Agricultural Research Institute, Kasama, Zambia

Kelvin Kamfwa

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

kelvinkamfwa@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Plant Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.