1. The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Rehovot Israel
2. Plant Ecology Department; University of Tübingen; Tübingen Germany
3. Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology; Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Sede Boker Israel