Report of new varieties IT-2004: a new Cuban dark tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) cultivar

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E. Espino

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The new Cuban dark tobacco variety �??IT-2004�??
has a yield potential of 2370 kg.ha-1 and 20-22 profitable leaves
per plant; it is highly resistant to blue mould, stem rot and
environmental necrosis as well as drought resistant. Its tasting
quality fits the Cuban dark tobacco pattern; however, it has a
mid (light to moderate) strength, which lets it to be used as raw
material producer for the national tobacco factory.

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Espino, E. (2013). Report of new varieties IT-2004: a new Cuban dark tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) cultivar. Cultivos Tropicales, 26(3), 57–58. Retrieved from https://ediciones.inca.edu.cu/index.php/ediciones/article/view/462
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