Tob. Sci., 1978, 22-08, p. 27-31, ISSN. 0082-4523
Rapid estimation of some flue-cured tobacco chemical characteristics by infrared-reflectance spectroscopy
Agriculture Canada, Research Station, Delhi, Ontario, Canada; Agriculture Canada, Research Station, Harrow, Ontario, Canada
Estimates of total alkaloids and reducing sugars on a series of tobacco lamina samples from a commercial tobacco company, a farm survey, and genetic experimental materials were obtained by an infrared reflectance instrument (IRI) coupled to a...