About the Authors
- Frances M. Shapter
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* E-mail: frances.shapter@scu.edu.au
Affiliation Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
- Michael Cross
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Affiliation Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
- Gary Ablett
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Affiliation Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
- Sylvia Malory
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Affiliation Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
- Ian H. Chivers
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Affiliations Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, Native Seeds Pty Ltd, Sandringham, Victoria, Australia
- Graham J. King
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Affiliation Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
- Robert J. Henry
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Affiliation Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests. Dr Ian Chivers is employed by Native Seeds Pty Ltd, the company that supplied the seventh generation, predominantly inbred, breeding line of M. stipoides, cv AR1 used in this study. 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: FMS IHC RJH. Performed the experiments: FMS MC GA SM. Analyzed the data: FMS GJK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: IHC. Wrote the paper: FMS MC GJK RJH.