About the Authors

Wenxin Liu

Affiliation Crop Genetics and Breeding Department, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China

Hans Peter Maurer

Affiliation State Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

Guoliang Li

Affiliation Crop Genetics and Breeding Department, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China

Matthew R. Tucker

Affiliation ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Cell Walls, University of Adelaide, Urrbrae, Australia

Manje Gowda

Affiliation State Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

Elmar A. Weissmann

Affiliation Saatzucht Dr. Hege GbR Domäne Hohebuch, Waldenburg, Germany

Volker Hahn

Affiliation State Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

Tobias Würschum

tobias.wuerschum@uni-hohenheim.de

Affiliation State Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TW HPM VH. Performed the experiments: HPM EAW VH. Analyzed the data: WL GL MG TW. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: TW MRT.