TY  - BOOK
AU  - Akehurst,B.C.
TI  - Tobacco
T2  - Tropical agriculture series
SN  - 0582468175 :
U1  - 633.71 19
PY  - 1981///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Longman
KW  - Tobacco
KW  - Tobacco industry
N1  - CONTENTS

Part 1: the plant and its uses
tobacco and its place in the world
the diversification of tobacco
the growth , plant structure and genetics

Part 2: culture and processing
the establishment of crops in the field
the general principle of field culture
flue-cured tobacco-areas, forms of production and field management
flue-cured tobacco-harvesting and leaf handling
dark fire-cured tobacco
burley, Maryland and other light air-cured tobaccos
dark air-cured tobaccos
oriental tobacco
diseases of tobacco
insect pests of tobacco

Part 3: chemical and technological matters
tobacco nutrition, growth and processing
chemical composition of cured tobacco
usability and some properties important for the manufactured product and its creation
the manufacture and consumption of the product
modifications to tobacco production and processing techniques and the search for alternative smoking materials
; Includes Bibliography and index
ER  -