Comparison of Full‐flavoured Varieties of Burley Tobacco

Abstract

Nine Burley tobacco cultivars were tested in three locations of the Veneto region during 3 years in order to single out the ones most suitable for the target environment. Differences among cultivars were found for plant development indicators, yield and visual quality of the cured leaf, but not for physical and chemical properties of the leaf, even if most characters varied widely among the environments. High yields combined well with high scores of Quality Index. F1, hybrids CAS 83–1E and C. 03–6 resulted on average the best performing cultivars, both for yield and quality, confirming the findings of previous trials.