Tob. Sci., 1985, 29-02, p. 3-5, ISSN. 0082-4523
Solid loss during tobacco curing
University of Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia, GA, USA
Tobacco was cured in one-fifth scale (30-rack) curing units in 1979, and solids loss measured. A model was developed using the assumption that solids loss results from respiration at temperatures less than 43 °C, and subsequent breakdown of the...