Tob. Sci., 1989, 33-05, p. 18-19, ISSN. 0082-4523
A grade index for burley tobacco
Department of Crop Science, North Caroline State University, Raleigh, NC, USA; Department of Plant and Soil Science, Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, Greeneville, TN, USA
A measure of leaf quality in burley (Type 31) tobacco Nicotiana tabacum L.), which is independent of average market price, was created by means of a grade index similar to what has been devised for flue-cured and Maryland tobacco. The formula for...