Tob. Sci., 1963, 7-12, p. 54-58, ISSN.0082-4623
Plastic covers for burley tobacco plant beds
Crops Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture and Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State College, Raleigh, North Carolina USA; Department of Soil Science, North Carolina State College, Raleigh, North Carolina USA
Three-mil (.003 in. thick polyethylene film (plastic) and 24-X 28-inch-mesh cheesecloth (cotton) were compared as covers for burley tobacco plant beds in western N. Carolina in 1961 and 1962. Plant emergence was earlier, in greater numbers, and often...