About the Authors

Alessandra Pontiroli

alessandra.pontiroli@gmail.com

Affiliation School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom

Tanya T. Khera

Affiliation School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom

Brian B. Oakley

Affiliation USDA Agricultural Research Service, RBRRC, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Sam Mason

Affiliation School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom

Scot E. Dowd

Affiliation Molecular Research LP (MR DNA), Shallowater, Texas, United States of America

Emma R. Travis

Affiliation School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom

Girum Erenso

Affiliation Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abraham Aseffa

Affiliation Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Orin Courtenay

Affiliation School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom

Elizabeth M. H. Wellington

Affiliation School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

SED is employed by MOLECULAR RESEARCH LP (MR DNA). 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: AP BBO. Performed the experiments: AP TK. Analyzed the data: AP BBO. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AP BBO GE AA SED OC EMHW SM. Wrote the paper: AP BBO ERT.