Aspects of the present invention concern tobacco having reduced nicotine and nitrosamines, which is used to manufacture consumer tobacco products, and methods to produce such tobacco. More specifically, embodiments include methods to reduce nicotine and nitrosamines in tobacco crops by applying auxin, auxin analogs, and jasmonate antagonists during the cultivation of such tobacco crops. Tobacco generated using said methods and consumer tobacco products obtained therefrom are also embodiments.
本发明的各个方面涉及
烟碱和亚
硝胺含量降低的烟草(用于生产烟草消费品)以及生产这种烟草的方法。更具体地说,本发明的实施方案包括通过在烟草作物的种植过程中施用辅助素、辅助素类似物和
茉莉酸拮抗剂来减少烟草作物中的
烟碱和亚
硝胺的方法。使用所述方法产生的烟草和由此获得的烟草消费品也是本发明的实施例。