About the Authors

Xuemei Xiao

Affiliation College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China

Zhihui Cheng

chengzh@nwsuaf.edu.cn

Affiliation College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China

Huanwen Meng

Affiliation College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China

Lihong Liu

Affiliation College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China

Hezi Li

Affiliation College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China

Yinxin Dong

Affiliation College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ZHC. Performed the experiments: XMX. Analyzed the data: HWM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LHL HZL YXD. Wrote the paper: XMX.