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Nicotiana tabacum L.: Tobacco

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Part of the book series: Handbook of Plant Breeding ((HBPB,volume 12))

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Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is cultivated primarily for use in the manufacture of nicotine-containing products such as cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco products. Plant breeding methodologies are used to develop new tobacco cultivars with important trait combinations that contribute to the economy of crop production and to preferred characteristics for product manufacturing. Desired traits for new cultivars include high cured leaf yields, disease resistance, satisfactory physical cured leaf quality, appropriate cured leaf chemistry, and acceptable sensory attributes. Types of variation that might be used in tobacco breeding programs include that native to N. tabacum or its close relatives. De novo variation generated via mutation breeding, gene editing, or genetic engineering might also be considered. Methodologies used to combine desired traits into new commercial inbred lines and hybrids may vary according to the breeding program.

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Lewis, R.S. (2020). Nicotiana tabacum L.: Tobacco. In: Novak, J., Blüthner, WD. (eds) Medicinal, Aromatic and Stimulant Plants. Handbook of Plant Breeding, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38792-1_9

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