Tob. Sci., 1972, 16-03, p. 9-11, ISSN.0082-4523
Electron microscopy of cured and fermented cigar tobacco
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Eastern Marketing and Nutrition Research Division, ARS, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118 USA
The ultrastructure of cured and fermented cigar filler tobacco was examined for the first time by electron microscopy. No consistent differences between the cured and fermented leaf were found. Both numerous small, electron-dense areas believed to be...