Ann. Tabac, 1987, Sect. 2-21, p. 21-9., ISSN.0399-0354
Breeding tobacco cultivars resistant to blue mold (Peronospora tabacina A.) for cigar wrappers
Sta. Exp. du Tabac La Sabana, San Antonio de Los Banos, La Habana, Cuba.
Since 1981, a breeding program has been carried out in Cuba to obtain blue mold resistant tobacco cultivars with leaf quality good enough to allow the commercial production of cigar wrappers. First of all the traditional cultivars, Corojo, Criollo...