Album of Nicotiana species
Authors: Teresa Doroszewska, Anna Depta, Anna Czubacka

The book edited by Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation - State Research Institute in Puławy contains 370 pages. This is the first album about Nicotiana species written in Polish and English. The subject matter for the compilation was provided by the items of the collection that has been maintained at the Institute in Puławy for more than 80 years. The present collection of the genus Nicotiana at the Institute of Soils Science and Plant Cultivation-State Research Institute is one of the world's largest and comprises more than 1,000 accessions, including cultivars of Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana rustica, acquired from many countries across the world. This work is concerned with wild species of Nicotiana, their tetraploid variants and a lower order taxa. The album contains data concerning the research on the systematics of the genus, the botanical description of the species enriched with photographs as well as information on certain physiological and usable traits of Nicotiana species and the possibilities of use them as a source of available genetical variability.
 
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