Patel, Prachi
Al-zharani, Mohammed
Mubarak, Mohammed
Nasr, Fahd A.
Alzahrani, Nadiah S.
Ingle, Sanjay
Tan, Ching Siang
Barasarathi, Jayanthi
Sayyed, Riyaz
Dave, Anand
Funding for this research was provided by:
Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU-DDRSP2601)
Article History
Received: 11 March 2026
Accepted: 21 May 2026
First Online: 10 June 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The plant sample P. caerulea L. used in the present experimental studies was collected from the Botanical Garden at The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India, where it is cultivated for experimental purposes. Moreover, the plant is not in the endangered or threatened category; hence, no permissions were required to carry out experimental work.