Ashraf, Muhammad Azeem https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0133-4056
Abbas, Qasir
Waseem, Muhammad
Jamil, Ihsan
Yu, Mi
Article History
Received: 30 July 2025
Accepted: 18 June 2026
First Online: 28 July 2026
Ethics
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
Ethical approval: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Approval No. IARE/2652-24).
Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from all participants before their involvement in the study. Participants were fully informed about the purpose, procedures, potential risks, and their right to withdraw at any time without penalty.