Tob. Sci., 1978, 22-15, p. 51-53, ISSN. 0082-4523
Effect of early harvest of burley tobacco infected with potato virus Y on yield, quality, and chemical constituents
Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Tobacco Experiment Station, Greeneville, Tennessee USA; Tobacco Research Laboratory, Route 2, Box 16G, Oxford, North Carolina USA
Infection of burley tobacco with potato virus Y reduced the yield, grade and crop indices, and value of the cured leaf. Harvesting the crop up to three weeks early did not reduce the losses. Diseased tobacco leaves had higher levels of total...