Leaf Division
Chewing Tobacco Rustica Tobacco (TAMILNADU)
| Planting | October-end to November-end
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| Marketing | June to August
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| Physical Characteristics |
Stalk-cut plants after wilting overnight are cured in three different manners viz. sun-curing, smoke-curing and pit-curing, followed by fermentation in bulks. The leaf is large in size, medium to heavy bodied and bown to dark brown in colour. |
| Chemical Characteristics a) Nicotine % b) Nitrogen % C) Starch % |
Sun-cured Smoke-cured Pit-cured 3.5 - 4.5 2.5 - 3.5 3.5 - 4.5 3.0 -4.0 3.5 - 4.5 2.5 - 3.5 3.1 - 3.5 3.0 - 4.0 2.0 - 3.0 |