Laboratory of Legumes, Center of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria, BP 901, 2050 Hammam Lif, Tunisia; National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia, University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia. Laboratory of Legumes, Center of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria, BP 901, 2050 Hammam Lif, Tunisia. Laboratory of Extremophile Plants, Center of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria, BP 901, 2050 Hammam Lif, Tunisia. Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Center of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria, BP 901, 2050 Hammam Lif, Tunisia. Laboratory of Legumes, Center of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria, BP 901, 2050 Hammam Lif, Tunisia. Electronic address: moez.jbara@cbbc.rnrt.tn.