Leaf Division
Sun Cured Country Tobacco (Kurnool & Telangana)
| Planting | Monsoon crop : mid-augst-1st week of September
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| Marketing | Monsoon crop : February-March Winter crop : April to June |
| Physical Characteristics a) Colour b) Leaf size c) Pore volume (MI/Gm) d) Filling Value (CC/Gm) |
Nut-Brown Medium to Large 0.07 to 0.20 3.8 to 5.8 |
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Chemical Characteristics a) Nicotine % b) Reducing Sugars % c) Chlorides % |
1.00 to 3.25 3.0 to 9.00 0.5 to 2.0 |
| Economical Use | Primarily used for cigarette blending and for hookah tobacco past making. |