Tob. Sci., 1991, 35-04, p. 20-21, ISSN. 0082-4523; Tob. Reporter, 1991, 118-3
Changes in free amino acids during air-curing of Dixie Shade wrapper tobacco
Tobacco (CTRI) Research Station, Pusa, Bihar, India; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar, India
The changes in the concentration of total protein, free amino acids, and ammonia in the leaf during air-curing of “Dixie Shade” cigar-wrapper tobacco were measured at harvest, at yellowing, at browning, and at the end of curing. About one-third of...