1. National Agricultural Research Center, Plant Biotechnology Directorate , Amman, Jordan
2. Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
3. Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The University of Jordan , Amman, Jordan
4. Department of Crop Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University , Muscat, Oman