The only African wild tobacco, Nicotiana africana: alkaloid content and the effect of herbivory.

The only African wild tobacco, Nicotiana africana: alkaloid content and the effect of herbivory.

Herbivory in some Nicotiana species is known to induce alkaloid production. This study examined herbivore-induced defenses in the nornicotine-rich African tobacco N. africana, the only Nicotiana species indigenous to Africa. We tested the predictions that: 1) N. africana will have high constitutive...

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Main Authors: Danica Marlin, Susan W Nicolson, Abdullahi A Yusuf, Philip C Stevenson, Heino M Heyman, Kerstin Krüger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4099186?pdf=render

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