CORESTA Meeting, Agronomy/Phytopathology, 2021, Online, AP 20
Functional characterization of NIC1-locus in regulating nicotine biosynthesis in tobacco and its applications in low nicotine variety development
Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
The regulation of nicotine biosynthesis in tobacco is mainly controlled by NIC1 and NIC2 loci in the tobacco genome. These loci are possibly originated from its ancestral diploids. Previously, a N. tomentosiformis originated ethylene response factor...