Tob. Sci., 1968, 12-30, p. 130-133, ISSN.0082-4623
Adaption of the iodine stain method for determining starch in flue-cured tobacco
Tobacco Department, Georgia Coastal Plains Experiment Station, University of Georgia, College of Agriculture, Tifton, Ga.; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Crops Research Division, U.S. Plant Industry Station, Beltsville, MD USA
An adaptation of the iodine-starch colorimetric method was made for use in flue-cured tobacco. Quantities of less than 1.0 per cent starch in tobacco are detectable: the lower limit of detection is 1 µg/ml of test solution. Interferences by other...