Tob. Sci., 1992, 36-09, p. 30-35, ISSN. 0082-4523
Mechanical properties of flue-cured tobacco lamina as related to maturity and stalk position descriptors of market guide
Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA; Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Market grades were determined on a leaf-by-leaf basis for flue-cured tobacco harvested in 1986 and 1987. The leaves were placed into categories that described stalk position and maturity as defined by the USDA’s elements of quality. Uniaxial...