CORESTA Meeting, Agronomy/Phytopathology, Krakow, 2007, AP 01
Tobacco germplasm screening for genetic variability, alkaloid accumulation and their relationships
Philip Morris Intl, R&D, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Nicotine is the predominant alkaloid in commercially grown tobacco ( Nicotiana tabacum L.) and accounts for greater than 90% of the total alkaloid fraction. Nicotine conversion results in formation of nornicotine, which is the amine precursor of...