Tob. Sci., 1966, 10-15, p. 65-67, ISSN.0082-4623
Roughoid - a genetically controlled leaf abnormality in tobacco
Associate Agronomist, North Florida Experiment Station, Quincy, Florida USA
A mutation was observed in N. tabacum L. cv. Dixie Shade, a cigar-wrapper variety. Mutant plants exhibit an extreme distortion of the lateral veins with a resulting puckering and rugose appearance, most apparent on the lower leaf surface. The leaves...