Tob. Sci., 1986, 30-20, p. 81-82, ISSN. 0082-4523
Studies on the reduction of nitrosamines in tobacco
Tobacco Safety Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Athens, GA, USA; Crops Research, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, GA, USA
Three tobacco varieties were grown over a three-year period under three nitrogen fertilization treatments in order to establish any relationships among fertilizer levels, nicotine, and nitrosonornicotine (NNN) levels of the cured tobacco leaves....