Cooperation Centre for Scientific Research Relative to Tobacco
Centre de Coopération pour les Recherches Scientifiques Relatives au Tabac

Harvest date is one of the most important crop management practices affecting tobacco yield, quality and usability after curing. In a two-year field experiment, investigations were made into the effect of the degree of leaf ripeness at harvest on...

Maturation and senescence in tobacco leaves can be accelerated or retarded by applied chemicals and plant growth regulators. Until now, research was focused only on the "yellowing" effect of ethylene on tobacco types other than Oriental. This work...

Ethylene is a gaseous plant growth regulator that it has long been known to promote fruit ripening and senescence of plant tissues. In contrast, aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) and aminooxyacetic acid (AOA) both inhibitors of ethylene biosynthesis are...

Particulate- and gas-phase polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined in the mainstream smoke (MSS) of 59 manufactured cigarette brands (commercially available brands of unknown tobacco and blend type) with variable 'tar' yields and...

One of the main sources of considerable amounts of chloride to soils is the irrigation water. Responses of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) to chloride have been varied and are inconsistent according to various tobacco types, varieties, and methods of...

Ethylene is a plant growth regulator found in many plants and plant parts. It has long been known to promote fruit ripening and senescence of plant tissue. The rate of ethylene production by intact, attached leaves of tobacco plants (Nicotiana...

Phosphorus fertilization can contribute to the enrichment of soil with heavy metals, especially Cd, and to increase heavy metals content in tobacco. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the impact of phosphorus fertilization on heavy metals...

Liming of acid soils is expected to be beneficial for the growth of tobacco plants. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the impact of soil liming on the yield and composition of Greek Oriental Tasty and Virginia tobacco types. Field...

An extensive two years (1997-98) survey was carried out in tobacco seedbeds and crops of the most important tobacco growing areas of Greece. From seedbeds 1821 plants were collected during 1998 and more than 6.000 samples from field plants showing...

Tobacco accumulates heavy metals, such as Cd, and this might be a problem in the case tobacco is cultivated in acid soils, because heavy metal availability is expected to be increased. Soil and tobacco samples were collected in 1998, from areas of...