M. Youssef1, 3*, M. E. D. Hilali2 and S. Abi Saab3
1 Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI), Fanar, Lebanon
2 International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Amman, Jordan
3 Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Kaslik, Lebanon