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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4099186/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25025217 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102661 |