| abstract |
method, leaf, plant, plant propagation material, harvested leaf, processed tobacco, tobacco industry product and use. the present invention relates to a method for modulating the alkaloid content of a plant or a part thereof, the method comprising modifying said plant by modulating the activity or expression of at least one gene encoding a protein containing the nph3 domain btb/poz. The present invention also relates to a method for reducing the content of at least one tobacco-specific nitrosamine (tsna) precursor in tobacco, the method comprising modulating the activity or expression of at least one gene encoding a protein containing the domain btb/poz nph3. |