1Department of Agricultural Sciences, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan; 2Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC), Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan; 3National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB), NARC, Islamabad, Pakistan; 4Department of Chemistry, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan; 5Centre for Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Swat, Pakistan