About the Authors

Emad Darvishi

Affiliations Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran, Biology Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Mansoor Omidi

Affiliation Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

Ali Akbar Shahnejat Bushehri

Affiliation Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

Ashkan Golshani

ashkan_golshani@carleton.ca (AG); myron_smith@carleton.ca (MLS)

Affiliation Biology Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Myron L. Smith

ashkan_golshani@carleton.ca (AG); myron_smith@carleton.ca (MLS)

Affiliation Biology Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ED MO AKB AG MLS. Performed the experiments: ED. Analyzed the data: ED AG MLS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ED MO AKB AG MLS. Wrote the paper: ED MLS.