Tob. Sci., 1972, 16-21, p. 82, ISSN.0082-4523
Sterol content of flue-cured tobacco an influence by topping and suckering
Plant Science Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland USA; Plant Science Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Oxford, North Carolina USA; Plant Science Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Pee Dee Experiment Station, Florence, South Carolina USA
Cured leaf samples from flue-cured tobacco, cv. Hicks, subjected to three topping and suckering treatments were analyzed for sterol content. The lowest total sterols was in tobacco from the topped and suckered treatment. There was no significant...