About the Authors

Sorin T. Schiop

sorinschiop@yahoo.com

Affiliation Department of Forestry, Faculty of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania

Mohamad Al Hassan

Affiliation Institute for Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMCP, UPV-CSIC), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), València, Spain

Adriana F. Sestras

Affiliation Department of Forestry, Faculty of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania

Monica Boscaiu

Affiliation Mediterranean Agroforestal Institute (IAM), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), València, Spain

Radu E. Sestras

Affiliation Department of Horticulture and Landscaping, Faculty of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania

Oscar Vicente

Affiliation Institute for Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMCP, UPV-CSIC), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), València, Spain

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: STS MAH MB OV. Performed the experiments: STS MAH. Analyzed the data: STS MAH AFS MB RES OV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: OV MB. Wrote the paper: STS MAH AFS MB RES OV.