It's a pesticide. A lot of insects are very sensitive to nicotine, so they avoid tobacco plants (the ones that don't avoid them don't live long enough to reproduce).
Nicotine is primarily found in the leaves of tobacco plants.
No, tobacco is not the exclusive source of nicotine. Nicotine can also be found in other plants, such as eggplants, tomatoes, and potatoes.
Alternative sources of nicotine aside from tobacco include: Synthetic Nicotine – Lab-created nicotine that’s chemically identical to natural nicotine but contains no tobacco. – Common in tobacco-free nicotine pouches, gums, and vapes. Nicotine from Other Plants – Small amounts of nicotine occur naturally in plants like tomatoes, eggplants, and potatoes. – However, these sources are not commercially viable for nicotine extraction. Key takeaway: Synthetic nicotine is the only practical, scalable alternative to tobacco-derived nicotine used in modern nicotine products.
Nicotine is a natural chemical found in tobacco and some related plants. For non-tobacco products it is usually refined from tobacco, although it can be produced synthetically.
Tobacco Plants Control Pollinators by Dosing Their Nectar With Nicotine
Yes, and you can believe the tobacco companies do it all the time.
Tobacco juice... specifically, the nicotine contained in it... is sometimes used as a pesticide.
No, coffee does not contain nicotine. Nicotine is a compound primarily found in tobacco plants, while coffee is derived from coffee beans. Although both coffee and tobacco are often associated with stimulating effects, they do so through different chemical compounds—caffeine in coffee and nicotine in tobacco.
The same as all other plants - mostly cellulose and water.
tobacco has nicotine in it naturally, it is the plants own insectaside
Nicotine is an alkaloid produced by plants, particularly by tobacco plants. It affects the nervous system of animals. It can be used as an insecticide also.
No. First, the peanut and tobacco plants are not even in the same family. Second, nicotine- if eaten, is very poisonous. Ask anyone that has ever accidentally swallwed a chew of tobacco.