Tob. Sci., 1985, 29-31, p. 122-127, ISSN. 0082-4523
Changes in the surface chemistry of tobacco leaves during curing with particular emphasis on trichomes
CHANG K.W.; WEEKS W.W.; WEYBREW J.A.
Department of Agriculture Chemistry, Chug-Nam National University, Daegon, Chung-Nam, Korea; Crop Science Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
Trichomes were collected at harvest from 8,000 ripe, 10-12th node leaves of the flue-cured tobacco variety NC 2326 by adhering their sticky heads to cheesecloths. The trichome-laden cheesecloths were halved longitudinally. One set of halves were...