About the Authors
- Satish Kumar
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* E-mail: Satish.Kumar@plantandfood.co.nz
Affiliation The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Havelock North, New Zealand
- David Chagné
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Affiliation The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Marco C. A. M. Bink
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Affiliation Biometris, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Richard K. Volz
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Affiliation The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Havelock North, New Zealand
- Claire Whitworth
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Affiliation The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Havelock North, New Zealand
- Charmaine Carlisle
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Affiliation The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Competing Interests
PrevarTM Limited (which is one of the funding sources of this study) is an incorporated joint venture between pipfruit industry organisations (Pipfruit New Zealand (PNZ); Apple & Pear Australia Limited (APAL)) and the New Zealand government-owned Crown Research Institute (The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited). All authors (except M. Bink - who is affiliated with Biometris department at the Wageningen University, The Netherlands) of this study are full-time employees of the New Zealand government-owned Crown Research Institute (The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited). 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: SK DC RV. Performed the experiments: SK DC CW CC RV. Analyzed the data: SK DC MB. Wrote the paper: SK DC. All authors revised the manuscript and approved the final version.