The PLOS ONE Editors retract this article [1] because it was identified as one of a series of submissions for which we have concerns about authorship, competing interests, and peer review. We regret that the issues were not addressed prior to the article’s publication.
Additionally, after this article was published, it was noted that the names of Kexin Zhang and Changzhong Liu appear incorrectly in the author list. At the time of retraction, this article was republished to provide the correct names and citation.
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Reference
- 1. Haq IU, Khurshid A, Inayat R, Zhang K, Liu C, Ali S, et al. (2021) Silicon-based induced resistance in maize against fall armyworm [Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)]. PLoS ONE 16(11): e0259749. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259749 pmid:34752476
Citation: The PLOS ONE Editors (2022) Retraction: Silicon-based induced resistance in maize against fall armyworm [Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)]. PLoS ONE 17(8): e0273461. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273461
Published: August 31, 2022
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