1. Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
2. Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
3. Central Laboratory of Organic Agriculture, Agricultural Research Center, Giza 12619, Egypt
4. Pomology Department, Agricultural and Biological Research Institute, National Research Centre, 33 EL Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt
5. Plant Production Department Arid Lands Cultivation Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications, Alexandria 21934, Egypt
6. Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11651, Egypt
7. Water Relations and Field Irrigation Department, Agricultural and Biological Research Institute, National Research Centre, 33 EL Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt