Methods of reducing the nicotine content of tobacco plants and tobacco plants obtained thereby
US7538071B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24B15/243
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of reducing the nicotine content of a tobacco plant to less than addictive levels. The method includes the step of administering to the tobacco plant an effective amount of a nicotine reducing agent sufficient to reduce the level of nicotine in the tobacco plant so that the resulting nicotine content in the plant is reduced to a level wherein a tobacco product produced from the plant will yield a non-addictive level of nicotine in the central nervous system blood plasma of the user. The present invention is further directed to tobacco plants prepared by the method.
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