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Adaptation of Aromatic Burley Tobacco Varieties to Northern Italian Environments
Author(s) -
Castelli F.,
Carotenuto R.,
Contillo R.,
Galiotto L.,
Miceli F.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of agronomy and crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.095
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1439-037X
pISSN - 0931-2250
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-037x.1994.tb00185.x
Subject(s) - cultivar , biology , yield (engineering) , agronomy , horticulture , growing season , metallurgy , materials science
From 1985 to 1987, eight varieties of domestic and foreign Burley tobacco were studied in some Northern Italy locations (Veneto Region), as an alternative to the air‐cured light and dark tobacco presently grown in that area. An average 3‐year yield equal to or higher than 3 t ha of cured leaf was obtained for all the tested varieties, which indicates a general adaptation to the environment. Early‐flowering types were more productive than late‐flowering ones; the qualitative leaf traits (alkaloid content, combustibility and specific leaf weight) were mainly related to the growing seasons. The yield stability test and the mean leaf yields highlighted the CAS 83–1A and CAS 83‐lE cultivars as high‐yielding and stable genotypes, and Virginia 528 as a medium to high yielding genotype adapted to less favourable conditions.