48th TWC, Tob. Work. Conf., 2018, abstr. 29
The effect of leaf removal number and subsequent nitrogen application on yield, quality, and value 
North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC USA
Research was conducted in North Carolina to quantify the impact of the number of leaves removed at topping and the subsequent application of four rates of liquid nitrogen. At topping, either 0, 4, or 8 leaves were removed from the lower stalk...