Includes information on several Nicotiana speciesDiscusses challenges in tobacco plant scienceHighlights the impact of genome sequencing on plant research

Includes essential information on several Nicotiana species Discusses central challenges in tobacco plant science Highlights the impact of genome sequencing on plant research

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Background and History of Tobacco.- Biodiversity of tobacco.- Genetics of tobacco.- The genome and transcriptome of tobacco and its ancestors.- SGN Tobacco resources and Nicotiana metabolic databases.- Leaf curing: a key step for tobacco chemistry.- Repetitive DNA dynamics and polyploidization in the genus Nicotiana (Solanaceae).- Interspecific introgression in Nicotiana species.- Nicotine biosynthesis, transpssort, and regulation in tobacco: insights into the evolution of a metabolic pathway.