The PLOS ONE Editors retract this article [1, 2] 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.
HAR, HF, MAT, MH, MS, MYA, RAA, SAlamri, and SAtta either did not respond directly or could not be reached. MAB did not agree with the retraction.
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- 2. Shaheen M, Abdul Rauf H, Taj MA, Yousaf Ali M, Bashir MA, Atta S, et al. (2022) Correction: Path analysis based on genetic association of yield components and insects pest in upland cotton varieties. PLoS ONE 17(7): e0272390. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272390 pmid:35895669
Citation: The PLOS ONE Editors (2022) Retraction: Path analysis based on genetic association of yield components and insects pest in upland cotton varieties. PLoS ONE 17(8): e0273539. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273539
Published: August 31, 2022
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