Flue-Cured Tobacco GermplasmEvaluation

Abstract

During the past eight years, 99 exotic varieties offlue-cured tobacco germplasm
obtained from 11 countries were evaluated for their yield and quality at
CTRl Black Soil Farm, Katheru (Andhra Pradesh) in three separate sets consisting
53,27 and 19 exotics during 1979-81, 1982-85, 1983-86, respectively.
In all the sets, differences due to varieties were significant. The interaction,
varieties x seasons, was significant for green, bright and TBLE yields in the
first set, cured and bright leaf yields in second set, and cured and TBLE
yields in the third set. The varieties MRS-2, Rila-9, F-207 and McNair-14
in the first set, Coker 316, Coker 86, NC 98 in the second set and V-156, B.
Grain Reditto in the third set were found promising. The data on morphological,
chemical and physical characteristics for all the varieties are also
presented