Tobacco Production, Chemistry and Technology

Including all the processes from seed to smoke, this book explains the science of tobacco - the cultivation of the plant, the leaves, curing, processing, manufacture and the physical and chemical properties of the final product. Breeding and genetics of the tobacco plant are discussed in relation to the new advances in biotechnology. General management practices are outlined for each major tobacco type. The chapter dealing with tobacco diseases also explains management control strategies, the economic losses that can ensue and the effects of diseases on the chemical composition of tobacco. Tobacco insect management from field production to stored product is discussed. Chemical and physical properties and cigarette manufacturing are the focus of three chapters. Tobacco's marketing systems, threshing and processing, ageing, fermentation and storage procedures are included. The book offers a broad view of current tobacco knowledge and practices and discusses the future development of tobacco.

D. Layten Davis, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA and Mark T. Nielsen, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, UK

D. Layten Davis, Principal Scientist at R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, grew up on a tobacco farm and is recognized for a long, distinguished career in tobacco science. Dr. Davis has served the tobacco community for more than three decades as a scientist, educator and administrator. He is known internationally as an authority on agronomy and the chemistry and physiology of tobacco, and has authored many publications including book chapters. He has received a number of awards such as the CORESTA silver medal and the Philip Morris Award for Distinguished Achievement in Tobacco Science. He is a charter member of the CORESTA Agro-Chemical Advisory Committee. Dr Davis received a MS degree from Michigan State University and the PhD from North Carolina State University. He was on the faculty at the University of Kentucky for 20 years prior to being employed by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.

Mark T. Nielsen, Professor of Agronomy at the University of Kentucky, is a plant breeder and geneticist who has been responsible for the development of four new varieties of burley tobacco and a number of unique tobacco germplasm lines. A recipient of the Philip Morris Award for Distinguished Achievement in Tobacco Science, Dr Nielsen’s tobacco research has resulted in numerous scientific publications and invited presentations. An internationally recognized expert in tobacco breeding and a member of the Scientific Commission of CORESTA for eight years, Dr Nielsen received his MS and PhD degrees from Kansas State University. He is now employed as a tobacco breeder and geneticist with GenApps, Inc.

Preface

vii

List of Contributors

ix

Acknowledgements

xi

Seed to Smoke

1

(31)

T.C. Tso

Breeding and Genetics

32

(17)

P.D. Legg

B.W. Smeeton

Biotechnology: Uses and Applications in Tobacco Improvement

49

(17)

J.D. Brandle

D.Bai

Agronomy and Physiology

66

(38)

Tabacco Seed

66

(4)

T.W. Hutchens

Seedling Production

70

(6)

W.D. Smith

Field Practices

76

(28)

K.C. Flower

Production Practices

104

(79)

Flue-cured Tobacco

104

(39)

G.F. Peedin

Light Air-cured Tobacco

143

(11)

G.K. Palmer

R.C. Pearce

Oriental Tobacco

154

(10)

S.N. Gilchrist

Dark Fire-cured Tobacco

164

(19)

Robert D. Miller

Donald J. Fowlkes

Major Tobacco Diseases

183

(45)

Fungal and Bacterial Diseases

183

(15)

P.B. Shoemaker

H.D. Shew

Virus Diseases

198

(18)

D. Blancard

R. Delon

B.W. Blair

T. Glover

Nematode Pests of Tobacco

216

(12)

J.A. Shepherd

Tobacco Insect Pests

228

(37)

Insects and their Management in Tobacco Production

228

(13)

B.W. Blair

Stored Tobacco: Insects and their Control

241

(9)

E.D. Massey

Pesticide Regulations and their Impact on Crop Protection Strategies (Minimization of Pesticide Residues)

250

(15)

L. Mueller

M.R. Ward

Leaf Chemistry

265

(48)

Basic Chemical Constituents of Tobacco Leaf and Differences among Tobacco Types

265

(20)

J.C. Leffingwell

Alkaloid Biosynthesis

285

(7)

L.P. Bush

Leaf Surface Chemistry

292

(12)

G.Wagner

Relationship between Leaf Chemistry and Organoleptic Properties of Tobacco Smoke

304

(9)

W.W. Weeks

Physical Properties of Leaf Tobacco

313

(7)

Y. Nakanishi

Marketing, Processing and Storage

320

(26)

Tobacco Marketing Systems

320

(10)

John S. Campbell

Green Leaf Threshing and Redrying Tobacco

330

(8)

Bill Ward

Tobacco Storage

338

(8)

L. Ryan

Cigarette Manufacture

346

(52)

Tobacco Blending

346

(7)

Phil Fisher

Cigarette Design and Materials

353

(35)

Alan Norman

Cigarette Production and Quality Assurance

388

(10)

J.L. McKenzie

Chris Crawley

Smoke Chemistry

398

(42)

Richard R. Baker

Cigars and Cigarillos

440

(12)

Adeler Frederik Wehlburg

Smokeless Tobacco

452

(9)

Inger Wahlberg

Tommy Ringberger

Index

461

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