46th TWC, Tob. Work. Conf., 2014, abstr. 22
Potential for chemical topping of burley tobacco
University of Kentucky, 319 Plant Science Building, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
Topping of burley tobacco improves leaf yield and quality characteristics. Manual topping of burley tobacco requires approximately 17 worker hours per hectare. The use of growth regulators to chemically “top” burley tobacco has been reported to have...