Tob. Sci., 1986, 30-02, p. 11-15, ISSN. 0082-4523
Nitrate uptake and assimilation in maleic hydrazide treated tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. KY 14)
Department of Agronomy (EAD, CTM, SLG, LPB) and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (CTM), University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
Maleic hydrazide (MH), a systemic growth regulator, is commonly used in tobacco management to control axillary bud growth (suckering) following the removal of the apical bud and three or four of the upper leaves (topping). The apical bud of...