1Department of Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology Bannu, KP, Pakistan; 2MREC-University of Florida, 2725 Binion Rd, Apopka, FL, USA 32703; 3Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University Egypt; 4Plant Science Division, Pakistan Agriculture Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan; 5Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture, South China Agriculture University Guangzhou 510642, Gaungdong, China; 6Department of Botany, Islamia College Peshawar, KP, Pakistan. arshad.iqbal@icp.edu.pk