Genetic regulation and manipulation of nicotine biosynthesis in tobacco: strategies to eliminate addictive alkaloids

T Shoji, T Hashimoto, K Saito - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is a widely cultivated crop of the genus Nicotiana. Due to
the highly addictive nature of tobacco products, tobacco smoking remains the leading cause …

The Use of Nicotiana Species in Tobacco Improvement

A Berbeć, T Doroszewska - The Tobacco Plant Genome, 2020 - Springer
There are more than 80 naturally occurring relatives of cultivated tobacco (Nicotiana
tabacum L.) in the genus Nicotiana. In this review, we examine how and to what extent these …

Plastid genomics of Nicotiana (Solanaceae): insights into molecular evolution, positive selection and the origin of the maternal genome of Aztec tobacco (Nicotiana …

F Mehmood, Z Ubaid, I Shahzadi, I Ahmed… - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Species of the genus Nicotiana (Solanaceae), commonly referred to as tobacco plants, are
often cultivated as non-food crops and garden ornamentals. In addition to the worldwide …

The chemotype core collection of genus Nicotiana

M Drapal, EMA Enfissi, PD Fraser - The Plant Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sustainable production of chemicals and improving these biosources by engineering
metabolic pathways to create efficient plant‐based biofactories relies on the knowledge of …

Molecular breeding approaches for production of disease-resilient commercially important tobacco

KU Kakar, Z Nawaz, Z Cui, N Ahemd… - Briefings in Functional …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Tobacco is one of the most widely cultivated nonfood cash crops, a source of income, model
organism for plant molecular research, a natural pesticide and of pharmaceutical …

The early book herbaria of Leonhard Rauwolf (S. France and N. Italy, 1560–1563): new light on a plant collection from the 'golden age of botany'

A Stefanaki, T Walter, H Porck, A Bertin… - … Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e …, 2021 - Springer
The sixteenth century was a golden age for botany, a time when numerous naturalists
devoted themselves to the study and documentation of plant diversity. A very prominent …

Black Shank Resistance and Agronomic Performance of Flue‐Cured Tobacco Lines and Hybrids Carrying the Introgressed Nicotiana rustica Region, Wz

KE Drake, JM Moore, P Bertrand, B Fortnum… - Crop …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Black shank, caused by Phytophthora nicotianae, is one of the most important diseases
affecting tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) production in the United States. Genetic …

Somatic hybrid plants of Nicotiana × sanderae (+) N. debneyi with fungal resistance to Peronospora tabacina

D Patel, JB Power, P Anthony, F Badakshi… - Annals of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims The genus Nicotiana includes diploid and tetraploid species,
with complementary ecological, agronomic and commercial characteristics. The species are …

An Introgressed Nicotiana rustica Genomic Region Confers Resistance to Phytophthora nicotianae in Cultivated Tobacco

K Drake, RS Lewis - Crop Science, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Black shank, caused by the pathogen Phytophthora nicotianae, is an important disease
affecting tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) production in many parts of the world. Host …

Sequencing and characterization of leaf transcriptomes of six diploid Nicotiana species

N Long, X Ren, Z Xiang, W Wan, Y Dong - Journal of Biological Research …, 2016 - Springer
Background Nicotiana belongs to the Solanaceae family that includes important crops such
as tomato, potato, eggplant, and pepper. Nicotiana species are of worldwide economic …