45th TWC, Tob. Work. Conf., 2012, abstr. 42
Selection for the low alkaloid trait: Part 1 - phenotypic selection
Kentucky Tobacco Research & Development Center, University of Kentucky, 322 Plant Science Building, Lexington, KY 40546 USA
The objective of this study was to find the best sampling stage for phenotypic selection of low alkaloid genotypes. Traditionally, breeders sampled mature plants in which the alkaloids were higher and could be measured more easily. However, with...