Flue Cured Virgina (Traditional Tobacco)
Planting
Marketing
Mid-Oct to Nov 1st week
Feb to May
Physical Characteristics
Colour
Leaf Size
Volume (M1/Gm)
Filling Value
Medium to Large
Large
0.13
2.6 to 2.8
Chemical Characteristics
Nicotine %
Reducing_Sugars %
Chloride %
1.5 to 2.7
5 to 20
0.5 to 1.5
Flue Cured Virgina ( Mysore )
Planting
Marketing
Early- May to End June
September to January
Physical Characteristics
Colour
Leaf Size
Volume (M1/Gm)
Filling Value
Lemon to Orange
Large
Small to medium
2.9 to 3.8
Chemical Characteristics
Nicotine %
Reducing Sugars %
Chloride %
1.25 to 2.5
8 to 22
0.2 to 0.6
Flue Cured Virgina (NLS)
Planting
Marketing
Early-October to End-November
February to May
Physical Characteristics
Colour
Leaf Size
Volume (M1/Gm)
Filling Value
Lemon Orange to Orange
Large
0.13
2.2 to 2.8
Chemical Characteristics
Nicotine %
Reducing Sugars %
Chloride %
1.5 to 3.5
7 to 18
0.7 to 1.5
Burley Tobacco (Traditional)
Planting
Marketing
Oct 1st week to Nov 4th week
May to June
Physical Characteristics
Colour
Leaf Size
Volume (M1/Gm)
Filling Value
Rich tan to Brown
Medium to Large
Nill
3.5 to 5.5
Chemical Characteristics
Nicotine %
Reducing Sugars %
Chloride %
2 to 4
1.5 to 3
0.5 to 2
DFC (Dark Fire Cured)
Planting
Marketing
End-August to Mid-September
Early March
Physical Characteristics
Colour
Leaf Size
Volume (M1/Gm)
Filling Value
Brown to Dark Brown
Medium to large
0.13
2.2 to 2.8
Chemical Characteristics
Nicotine %
Reducing Sugars %
Chloride %
2.5 to 3.75
3.5 to 5
1 to 1.5
Suncured Country Tobacco (Eluru)
Planting
Marketing
Mid-September to Mid-November
April to June
Physical Characteristics
Colour
Leaf Size
Volume (M1/Gm)
Filling Value
Nut-Brown
Medium to Large
0.07 to 0.20
3.8 to 5.8
Chemical Characteristics
Nicotine %
Reducing Sugars %
Chloride %
1.5 to 3
3 to 7
0.5 to 1.5
Chewing Tobacco (Rustica)
Planting
Marketing
October to November
April to August
Physical Characteristics
Colour
Leaf Size
Volume (M1/Gm)
Filling Value
Brown to Dark Brown
Medium to large
Nill
3.2 to 5
Chemical Characteristics
Nicotine %
Reducing Sugars %
Chloride %
2.5 to 4.5
1.1 to 2.6
1 to 2
Chewing Tobacco (Rustica)
Planting
Marketing
October to November
April to June
Physical Characteristics
Colour
Leaf Size
Volume (M1/Gm)
Filling Value
Nill
Medium to Large
0.13
2.6 to 2.8
Chemical Characteristics
Nicotine %
Reducing Sugars %
Chloride %
Nill
Nill
3 to 6%