1 Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia. mhsiddiqui@ksu.edu.sa.
2 Department of Biology, College of Haql, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
3 Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, C.M.P. Degree College, A Constituent Post Graduate College of University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, 211002, India.