1. Research Institute of Science and Engineering (RISE), University of Sharjah, Sharjah, U.A.E
2. Department of Plant Biology & Soil Science, Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
3. Department of Applied Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, U.A.E
4. Departamento de Botánica y Fisiología Vegetal, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
5. Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt