Leaf Division
Chewing Wrapper Tobacco (West Bengal)
| Planting | Mid-October-November 1st week
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| Marketing | April - May
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| Physical Characteristics |
The Leaf is Shade-cured. Cured leaf is large in size, thin bodied, light brown with greenish tinge and with light veins in the lamina. |
| Chemical Characteristics a) Nicotine % b) Nitrogen % C) Starch % |
Bottom Leaf Middile Leaf Top Leaf
0.6 - 1.0 0.8 - 1.2 1.3 - 1.6 3.0 - 3.3 3.3 - 3.7 4.5 - 4.9 2.2 - 2.4 5.4 - 5.6 3.4 - 3.6 |