About the Authors

Katterinne Prentice

Affiliations Department of Crop Protection, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium, International Potato Center (CIP), Genomics and Biotechnology Program, Nairobi 00603, Kenya

Ine Pertry

Affiliations VIB, Institute of Plant Biotechnology Outreach, Technologiepark 3, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium, Ghent University, Department Molecular Biotechnology, Institute of Plant Biotechnology Outreach, Technologiepark 3, B-9052 Ghent, Belgium

Olivier Christiaens

Affiliation Department of Crop Protection, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

Lander Bauters

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

Ana Bailey

Affiliation Venganza Inc., St. Augustine, FL 32080, United States of America

Chuck Niblett

Affiliation Venganza Inc., St. Augustine, FL 32080, United States of America

Marc Ghislain

Affiliation International Potato Center (CIP), Genomics and Biotechnology Program, Nairobi 00603, Kenya

Godelieve Gheysen

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

Guy Smagghe

guy.smagghe@ugent.be

Affiliation Department of Crop Protection, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

Competing Interests

Co-authors AB and CN are affiliated to Venganza Inc, USA. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. Co-authors GG and GS are editors for PLOS ONE and this does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KP IP OC MG GG GS. Performed the experiments: KP IP OC. Analyzed the data: KP IP OC LB GG GS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MG GG GS. Wrote the paper: KP IP OC AB CN MG GG GS.