About the Authors

Sara Sadeghnejad

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Software, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Hamid Abdollahi

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

h.abdollahi@areeo.ac.ir

Affiliation Temperate Fruits Research Center, Horticultural Sciences Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran

Daryoush Davoodi

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Nanotechnology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Karaj, Iran

Maryam Tatari

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Horticulture Crops Research Department, Isfahan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension organization (AREEO), Isfahan, Iran

Mahmoud Khosroshahli

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.