Tob. Sci., 1968, 12-10, p. 33-34, ISSN.0082-4623
Sterol variation in flue-cured tobacco varieties
Crops Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD; Department of Agronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY USA
Ten flue-cured tobacco varieties, some genetically related, but varying in disease resistance ability, were produced under three fertilizer rates and analyzed for their total sterol content. Results show that variation exists in these tobaccos for...