About the Authors

Uma M. Singh

Current address: IRRI-South Asia Rice Breeding Hub, ICRISAT, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India

Muktesh Chandra

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India

Shailesh C. Shankhdhar

Affiliation Department of Plant Physiology, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India

Anil Kumar

anilkumar.mbge@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AK SCS. Performed the experiments: UMS. Analyzed the data: MC UMS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AK. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: UMS AK.