CORESTA Meeting, Agronomy/Phytopathology, Louisville, 1991
Comparative effects of yellowing chemicals and twice-over harvest on some agronomic and chemical characteristics of flue-cured tobacco
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Merry Hill, NC, USA
The use of yellowing chemicals has increased dramatically over the past several years in flue-cured tobacco production. The two chemicals being applied are ethephon as a field treatment and ethylene as a barn treatment. Some growers are using a...