CORESTA Congress, Edinburgh, 2010, AP 18; TSRC, Tob. Sci. Res. Conf., 2010, 64, abstr. 43
Potential applications of 'GM' technology in the production of tobacco for its traditional uses
Clemson University, Dept. of Entomology Soils and Plant Sciences, Pee Dee REC, Florence, SC, USA
The flue-cured and Burley tobacco industries have thus far relied solely on the intrinsic gene-pool of the tobacco plant itself for traits that enhance yield, disease resistance, leaf quality etc. Meanwhile, over the last 25 years the tobacco plant...