About the Authors

Li Cheng-Fang

Contributed equally to this work with: Li Cheng-Fang, Zhou Dan-Na

Affiliation College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China

Zhou Dan-Na

Contributed equally to this work with: Li Cheng-Fang, Zhou Dan-Na

Affiliation Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Hubei Academy of Aguicultural Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China

Kou Zhi-Kui

Affiliation College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China

Zhang Zhi-Sheng

Affiliation College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China

Wang Jin-Ping

Affiliation College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China

Cai Ming-Li

Affiliation College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China

Cao Cou-Gui

ccgui@mail.hzau.edu.cn

Affiliation College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LCF CCG. Performed the experiments: ZDN KZK ZZS. Analyzed the data: LCF ZDN KZK CCG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ZDN WJP CML. Wrote the paper: LCF ZDN CCG.