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Planting: : End August to October
1st week
Marketing: March
Harvesting and curing: Leaves
"sweated" initially to promote necessary chemical
changes and then dries in sun. Cured in 14-21 days. Cured
product varies from greenish-yellow to brown.
Environment: Requires
shallow, relatively infertile, light soil to stunt growth
and so produce small leaves with concentrated aroma and taste.
Hot, dry climate to further accentuate development of desired
quality characteristics.
Physical/Chemical Characteristics:
| Color |
Lemon yellow to light yellowish
green |
| Leaf size |
Medium |
| Nicotine, % |
0.5 to 0.8 |
| Chloride, % |
0.5 |
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