Tob. Sci., 1994, 38-10, p. 38-41, ISSN. 0082-4523, Tob. Reporter, 1994, 121-5, p. 62-5
Assessing the quality of burley tobacco Part 1: Grade index and associated factors
Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
This study determined an average yearly grade index (GID) from sales data for burley tobacco for the years 1959 - 1990. This index was used as a quality measure for each crop year. Several leaf-group, leaf-color, and seasonal-crop variables were...