Impact of potassium source on cured leaf moisture and total TSNA in Burley and dark fire-cured tobacco
BAILEY W.A.(1); KEENEY A.B.(1); PEARCE R.C.(1); RICHMOND M.D.(2)
(1) University of Kentucky, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Lexington, KY, U.S.A.; (2) University of Tennessee, Department of Plant Sciences, Knoxville, TN, U.S.A.
Evaluations on the effect of potassium source on the formation of tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNA) in dark and Burley types of tobacco have been of recent interest. Previous field research at the University of Kentucky has observed reductions in...