CORESTA Meeting, Agronomy/Phytopathology, 2017, Santa Cruz do Sul, AP 12
Genetic and biochemical analysis of low alkaloid lines with improved leaf quality
(1) Altria Client Services LLC, Research, Development and Regulatory Affairs, Richmond, VA, U.S.A.; (2) Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories, c/o Altria Client Services LLC, Research, Development and Regulatory Affairs, Richmond VA23219, U.S.A.
Nicotine is the most abundant alkaloid in cultivated tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), typically constituting more than 90 % of total alkaloids. Genetic control of nicotine biosynthesis in tobacco and subsequent development of low alkaloid traits has been...