About the Authors

Faiza Tawab

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Division of Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (IBGE), The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Iqbal Munir

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision

iqmunir@aup.edu.pk

Affiliation Division of Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (IBGE), The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Zeeshan Nasim

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology

Affiliation Division of Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (IBGE), The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Mohammad Sayyar Khan

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Genomics and Bioinformatics Division, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (IBGE), The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Saleha Tawab

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Agriculture Research System, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Adnan Nasim

Roles Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Agriculture Research System, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Aqib Iqbal

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation Division of Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (IBGE), The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Mian Afaq Ahmad

Roles Writing – original draft

Affiliation Division of Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (IBGE), The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Waqar Ali

Roles Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Biotechnology, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Raheel Munir

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (IBGE), The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Maria Munir

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Biochemistry, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (IBGE), The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Noreen Asim

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Genomics and Bioinformatics Division, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (IBGE), The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.