Tob. Sci., 1986, 30-05, p. 23-24, ISSN. 0082-4523
Alkaloid development and insect resistance in normal and converter tobaccos
Tobacco Safety Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Athens, GA, USA; Tobacco Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Oxford, NC, USA
Tobacco Introduction, TI 1112, possesses the converter trait, resulting in high levels of nornicotine (about 75% of total alkaloids) in cured leaf. It also has high resistance to the tobacco budworm and has demonstrated a high degree of resistance to...