Burley Variety Update

Burley Tobacco Variety Trial Across 5 Locations – 3 Grades Locations: Bath, Elliot, Henry, Lincoln, & Spencer Counties

Percentage of Tobacco Stripped into Each Grade from 5 Locations Locations: Bath, Elliot, Henry, Lincoln, & Spencer Counties

Burley Tobacco Variety Trial Across 5 Locations – 4 Grades Locations: Menifee, Taylor, Trimble(2) & Wayne Counties

Percentage of Tobacco Stripped into Each Grade from 5 Locations Locations: Menifee, Taylor, Trimble(2) & Wayne Counties

Yield Ranking of Varieties for Each of 11 Trials Locations: Bath, Elliot, Henry (2), Lincoln, Menifee, Spencer, Taylor, Trimble (2) & Wayne

Yield of Burley Tobacco Varieties with Different Fertility Nitrogen was applied in the ammonium nitrate form.

KT 204 Advantages  Resistance Good Black Shank Resistance Black Root Rot Virus Complex Blue mold tolerance  Yield (3400)  Comparison to KT 200 Not as late Not as dark green in field (Curing) Stalk size smallerDisadvantages  Slow growth early  Drought Tolerance? Black Shank resistance under stress?

NC 6 Advantages  High Yield (3400)  Good disease package High resistance to Race 0 Black Shank Black Root Rot Virus Complex Southern root knot nematode Disadvantages  Low resistance to Race 1 Black Shank  No Fusarium Wilt resistance Other  Dark green color in field

NC 7 Advantages  Resistance Black shank –Race 0 – High –Race 1 – Moderate to Low Black root rot Fusarium wilt Tobacco mosaic virus Wildfire  Unique resistance Root knot nematode Tobacco cyst nematode Disadvantages  Not know

NC 2002 Advantages  Blue mold resistant  Better yield than NC 2000  Well suited to areas with consistent blue mold incidence Disadvantages  Poor disease package

HB04P – hybrid Developed in Brazil  By Profigen do Brazil Advantages  High yield (3400)  Drought tolerant  High leaf quality  High resistance to Black root rot  Resistance to tobacco mosaic virus Disadvantages  No resistance to Black Shank