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Virginia Fluecured, Karnataka (Mysore)

This crop is graded under the international plant position system both at the farm level and for export. The tobacco is preferred for its low nicotine content, high filling capacity and its suitability to blend well with any tobacco.

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Soil
Planting
Marketing
Physical Characteristics
a) Color
b) Leaf Size
c) Pore Volume (ml/gm)
d) Filling Value (cc/gm)
Chemical Analysis
a) Nicotine %
b) Reducing Sugars %
c) Chlorides %

: Sandy Soil.
: early May
: September to December

: Lemon to Orange
: Large
: 0.13
: 2.6 to 3.8

: 1.5 to 2.5
: 18.0 to 25.0
: 0.1 to 0.2