The role of genetics in herbivore resistance, growth and stress tolerance of Nicotiana attenua

The role of genetics in herbivore resistance, growth and stress tolerance of Nicotiana attenua. A study to examine the role of genetics in herbivore resistance, growth and stress tolerance of Nicotiana attenua (commonly known as wild or coyote tobacco) is taking place at the SEGA Walnut Creek (WCCER) site and well as a site in Utah. Approximately 1000 plants from Recombinant Inbred Lines or RILs (populations derived from multiple inbred strains in order to study complex genetic traits which normally have large variation for a specific trait/traits) were grown in an experimental field plot, by researcher Ian Baldwin and his team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in summer 2017. The plants grew extremely well and were harvested during summer 2017. The data collected is now being examined to determine the specific position of a gene's DNA sequence on the chromosome of Nicotiana attenua. The Max Planck team are already considering the possibility of a new experiment for the 2019 field season.