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

Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae , the causing agent of black shank disease on tobacco, becomes a serious problem for tobacco production of the Republic of Macedonia, with severe losses in this important branch of agriculture. Hence the...

The present research was carried out to identify and study the pathogenicity of Fusarium solani and F. oxysporum isolates from broomrape. The crops affected by broomrape in Iran are tobacco, tomato, cucumber and sunflower. Tobacco is economically...

One of the dangerous insect pests of Guilan tobacco culture is cutworm ( Agrotis segetum , A. ipsilon, A. nigrum ). The damage of this insect starts from seedbed, but the main damage is observed after transplanting. The most dangerous stage of this...

Interspecific cross of Nicotiana sylvestris (n=12) pollinated with N. tabacum (n=24) was included in the present study. F1 plants combined morphological features of both parents: intermediate stem and leaves, flowers with sylvestris fragrance,...

Following research conducted using certain Oriental tobacco cultivars - Djebel in the seedbed, in vegetation pots and in the field in the period 1990-1999, it was found that among diseases affecting the seedling phase, the most frequent for the...

Blue mould and root knot nematodes are serious problems for Guilan tobacco farmers, as they result in decreases in yield and quality of tobacco leaf. Two new varieties N2.VE1 and N10.VE1, developed by back crossing six times, were compared with four...

Nine tobacco cultivars, resistant and susceptible to blue mould ( Peronospora tabacina A.), received from CORESTA, were crossed in 1997 in a half-diallel crossing system, and parents with progenies were transplanted in the field in 1998. Because of...

Tobacco budworm, Helicoverpa armigera , is one of the limiting factors in successful production of Flue Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco in Andhra Pradesh, India. It infests the crop during the grand growth period and inflicts severe damage to the bud...

Tobacco thrips, Thrips tabaci Lind., is a widespread species in Rumania, being frequently met both in the seedbeds and in the field. Thrips tabaci is polyphagous, with a preference for tobacco. The adults and the larvae infest the leaves, the...

Myzus persicae (Sulzer) is a tobacco pest of worldwide importance. Aphids cause damage by direct injury as they suck plant juices and acting as vectors of certain serious virus diseases. The effectiveness of some aphicides has declined in recent...