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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
A study of various curing systems for flue-cured tobacco and their effects on various quality factors
Abstract
dc:description.abstractA recommended variety, Yellow Special A, from a uniform field with the same fertilizer treatments was used to furnish fresh leaves in order to compare the effects on quality of tobacco of four curing systems, namely: wood, oil burner, coal stoker, and conditioned air. The items investigated included color, aroma, loss of weight, government grade, market value, and chemical properties. The results were analyzed statistically.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- M.S.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- masters
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Agronomy
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Agronomy
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute
- Year dc:date.issued
- 1950
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Shen, Oh-Si
Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- In Copyright
- Licence dc:rights.uri
- Language dc:language.iso
- en
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Handle dc:identifier.uri
- http://hdl.handle.net/10919/114690
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/114690