tobacco plants

Boeing and Airways Looking Forward to Making Sustainable Aviation Biofuel
Dec 12, 2014
No, it’s not April’s fool day… Boeing and South African Airways are looking forward to the first harvest of energy-rich tobacco to make sustainable aviation biofuel. The pioneering project supports South Africa’s ...

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The Tobacco Hornworm Is Actually a Caterpillar-Prior to Turning Into a Butterfly
Jan 2, 2014
A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Germany has found that a species of hornworm uses nicotine it gets from eating tobacco plants, as a means of defense. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

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La Palina Cigars Luxury Brand Has a Tumultuous History
Dec 10, 2012
La Palina Cigars luxury brand (founded in 1896) has a tumultuous history, having gone through many resurrections over the years. Dedicated to family and tradition, La Palina Cigars returned in 2010 with the "Family Series," The "Goldie," ...

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