Tob. Sci., 1997, 41-05, p. 32-37, ISSN. 0082-4523
Effects of ethephon on physical, chemical, and smoke flavor parameters of flue-cured tobacco
Clemson University, Pee Dee Research and Education Center, Florence, SC, USA; Rhone Poulenc Agric, Company, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
Ethephon, a flue-cured tobacco yellowing agent, was evaluated in a two-year study to determine if physical, chemical, and smoke parameters are affected when ethephon, as currently labeled, is used to facilitate curing of physiologically mature...