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Cured leaf sampling of small tobacco research plots for chemical analyses
Crop Science & Soil Science Departments, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
The accuracy of chemical plant analyses from small tobacco research plots is dependent on the sampling method and technique. Typically, a 50-g, half-lamina random leaf sampling method is used to determine reducing sugars and total alkaloids in burley...