45th TWC, Tob. Work. Conf., 2012, abstr. 39 Breeding for early leaf maturity in flue-cured tobacco VERRIER J.L.; CAILLETEAU B.; AUBY L'HUMEAU J.; ONILLON M. Institut du Tabac, France Reference only. Abstract submission was on a voluntary basis....
CORESTA Congress, Edinburgh, 2010, IG 01 TSNA accumulation during post-cure storage of air-cured tobacco: Results of a 2009 experiment VERRIER J.L.; WIERNIK A.; STAAF M.; ONILLON M.; LAURENT T. Imperial Tobacco Group, Institut du Tabac, Bergerac, France In Burley and dark tobacco, tobacco specific nitrosamines (TSNA) are formed during air-curing. A further accumulation may occur post-cure, before threshing and re-drying. The experiment reported here investigates this post-cure accumulation in leaves...
CORESTA Congress, Shanghai, 2008, IG 01 Evaluation of tobaccos grown under organic cultural practices POISSON C.; FRANÇOIS N.; CAILLETEAU B.; ONILLON M. Institut du Tabac, Imperial Tobacco Group, Bergerac, France Organic plant cultivation appeals to cultural practices concerned with the respect of natural balances. It limits the use of inputs and excludes the use of chemical fertilizers, GMO and synthetic pesticides with, as a consequence, no PPP residues in...
CORESTA Congress, Shanghai, 2008, AP 08 The influence of post-curing handling of Burley and dark air-cured tobacco on TSNA and nitrite levels VERRIER J.L.; WIERNIK A.; STAAF M.; CADILHAC J.L.; ONILLON M.; VIDAL B. Institut du Tabac, Imperial Tobacco Group, Bergerac, France While most of Tobacco Specific Nitrosamines (TSNA) are formed during air-curing, further accumulation may occur between end of cure (EOC) and delivery. In order to investigate putative factors affecting this accumulation, different ways of storing...