Tobacco is an important commercial crop cultivated in an area of 0.4 million ha producing annually around 700 million kg of cured leaf out of which 260 M […]
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Tobacco varieties
Tobacco varieties of different states are given below:- Name of Variety Year of release Developed at Productivity(Kg/ha) Zones of cultivation/salient features (1)Flue-cured tobacco (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa &Maharashtra) […]
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Curing and grading of Tobacco
In the case of tobacco, unlike in other crop plants, the farmer cannot get any return by merely producing the crop of the right type in the field. […]
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Tobacco production and production technologies for improving productivity & quality (Agronomic Practices)
Tobacco is an important commercial crop cultivated in an area of 0.4 million ha producing annually around 700 million kg of cured leaf out of which 260 M […]
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Tobacco diseases and their control
Major tobacco diseases are given below:- A. Diseases in Seed Beds 1. Damping off: Pythium Aphanidermatum This is a fungal disease caused by the soil borne pathogen. It […]
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Tobacco pests and their control
Major pests of tobacco are given below:- Tobacco pests in nursery Before sowing seed beds, chloropyrifos 1.5% dust is mixed @ 40 gm per 10 sq. m. Bed […]
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Quality Parameters in flue-cured Tobacco
The concept of quality in flue-cured tobacco has attained a new dimension in the present days because of higher mobility in the international market, ever growing sophistication among […]
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Tobacco in Indian economy
Tobacco is one of the most economically significant crops in the world. It is a drought tolerant, hardy and short duration crop which can be grown on soils […]
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Nursery Management for Tobacco cultivation
Nursery Management Tobacco seeds are very small and egg-shaped with thick seed- coat. They are about 0.75 mm long, 0.53 mm broad and 0.47 mm thick. Depending on […]
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Soil and Climate for Tobacco
Soils Tobacco is very sensitive to the physical and chemical properties of the soil. The best soils are those which are open, well drained and properly aerated. The […]
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Types of Tobacco in India
With its rich agro-climatic diversity, India has the unique position of growing all types of tobacco which are broadly classified as: 1. FCV Tobacco Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka […]
