Leaf Division
Cheroot Tobacco
| Planting | Mid-November to Mid-December
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| Marketing | June to August
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| Physical Characteristics |
Stalk cut plants are wilted overnight and lated air-cured (shade-curing) and fermented by making and remaking the bulks for 20 to 24 days. Leaves brown in colour with good aroma and taste. |
| Chemical Characteristics a) Nitrogen b) Nicotine % C) Reducing sugars % |
2.9 to 3.2 1.8 to 3.0 2 to 3 |
| Economic Use | For the manufacture of cheroots and hookah tobacco paste.
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