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Planting: November
Marketing: June to August
Physical
characteristics: The leaf is initially air-cured (shade-cured)
for 2 months followed by pit-curing for 4 to 5 days and then
bulked till the leaf develops brown color and has a pungent
odor.
Chemical
Characteristics:
| Nitrogen, % |
3 to 5 |
| Nicotine, % |
2.5 to 4.5 |
| Reducing Sugars, % |
1.5 to 2.0 |
| Chloride, % |
0.5 to 0.7 |
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