This research was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (30671404), the earmarked fund for Modern Agro-industry Technology Research System of China, the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (200805040010) and the New Zealand Foundation for Research Science and Technology. The authors would also like to thank Sue Zydenbos for editorial assistance.
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