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Nutrient disorders of burley and flue‐cured tobacco
Author(s) -
Henry Josh B.,
Vann Matthew,
McCall Ingram,
Cockson Paul,
Whipker Brian E.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
crops and soils
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2325-3606
pISSN - 0162-5098
DOI - 10.2134/cs2018.51.0501
Subject(s) - curing of tobacco , nutrient , yield (engineering) , cultivation of tobacco , production (economics) , crop , flue , agronomy , tobacco leaf , toxicology , environmental science , agricultural science , microbiology and biotechnology , horticulture , biology , agricultural engineering , agriculture , engineering , waste management , economics , ecology , materials science , macroeconomics , metallurgy
Tobacco production in the United States (U.S.) totaled 326,550 acres in 2015, with burley and flue‐cured tobacco accounting for more than 90% of total production. Recognizing the symptoms of nutritional disorders in these two types of tobacco is important for tobacco growers to maintain crop yield and quality. Earn 1.5 CEUs in Nutrient Management by reading this article and taking the quiz at www.certifiedcropadviser.org/education/classroom/classes/605 .