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Plant molecular farming (PMF) with tobacco could provide a sustainable and cheap platform for the production of high-value proteins for medical use. It could also offer European tobacco farmers an alternative, healthful end use for their crop. New plant breeding techniques (NPBTs) offer a means of q...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Menary, Mario Amato, Andrés Cid Sanchez, Matthew Hobbs, Agata Pacho, Sebastian S. Fuller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00791/full