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Including all the processes from seed to smoke, this book explains the science of tobacco - the cultivation of the plant, the leaves, curing, processing, manufacture and the physical and chemical properties of the final product. Breeding and genetics of the tobacco plant are discussed in relation to the new advances in biotechnology. General management practices are outlined for each major tobacco type. The chapter dealing with tobacco diseases also explains management control strategies, the economic losses that can ensue and the effects of diseases on the chemical composition of tobacco. Tobacco insect management from field production to stored product is discussed. Chemical and physical properties and cigarette manufacturing are the focus of three chapters. Tobaccos marketing systems, threshing and processing, ageing, fermentation and storage procedures are included. The book offers a broad view of current tobacco knowledge and practices and discusses the future development of tobacco.

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title:Tobacco : Production, Chemistry and Technology
author:Davis, D. Layten
publisher:Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
isbn10 | asin:
print isbn13:9780632047918
ebook isbn13:9780632062430
language:English
subjectTobacco, Tobacco industry.
publication date:1999
lcc:SB273.T67 1999eb
ddc:679/.7
subject:Tobacco, Tobacco industry.
Page iii
Tobacco
Production, Chemistry and Technology
Edited by
D. Layten Davis
and
Mark T. Nielsen
Tobacco Production Chemistry and Technology - image 2
Page iv
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Tobacco: production, chemistry, and technology / edited by
D. Layten Davis and Mark T. Nielsen.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-632-04791-7
1. Tobacco. 2. Tobacco industry. I. Davis, D. Layten
(Daniel Layten,), 1938- . II. Nielsen, Mark T.
SB273 .T67 1999
679'.--dc21 98-51589
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Page v
Contents
Preface
vii
List of Contributors
ix
Acknowledgements
xi
1
Seed to Smoke
T.C. Tso
1
2
Breeding and Genetics
P.D. Legg and B.W. Smeeton
32
3
Biotechnology: Uses and Applications in Tobacco Improvement
J.D. Brandle and D. Bai
49
4
Agronomy and Physiology
66
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4A Tobacco Seed
T. W. Hutchens
66
Picture 4
4B Seedling Production
W.D. Smith
70
Picture 5
4C Field Practices
K.C. Flower
76
5
Production Practices
104
Picture 6
5A Flue-Cured Tobacco
G.F. Peedin
104
Picture 7
5B Light Air-Cured Tobacco
G.K. Palmer and R.C. Pearce
143
Picture 8
5C Oriental Tobacco
S.N. Gilchrist
154
Picture 9
5D Dark Fire-Cured Tobacco
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