About the Authors

Rita Sharma

Affiliation Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Manjari Mishra

Affiliation Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Brijesh Gupta

Affiliation Plant Molecular Biology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India

Chirag Parsania

Affiliation Bionivid Technology [P] Ltd., Bangalore, India

Sneh L. Singla-Pareek

Affiliation Plant Molecular Biology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India

Ashwani Pareek

ashwanip@mail.jnu.ac.in

Affiliation Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Competing Interests

The authors confirm that one of the authors on the manuscript, Chirag Parsania, is affiliated with Bionivid Technology [P] Ltd. However, this does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AP SLS-P. Performed the experiments: BG MM. Analyzed the data: CP RS. Wrote the paper: RS AP SLS-P.