Study on Proper Harvesting Maturity of Flue -cured Tobacco Cultivar NC55 in Zibo
Wang Yingjun
Zhai Mingquan
Dai Huawei
Zhou Dehai
Tian Zhenshou
Jiao Hainan
Xu Xiuhong
Abstract：In order to determine the proper harvesting maturity,improve the quality of flue -cured tobac-co and expose its characteristic,the exterior and interior qualities of the middle and upper cured tobacco leav-es of NC55,the main flue -cured tobacco cultivar in Zibo,were compared and analyzed by appraising exterior quality,recording economic traits,sensory evaluation and electric nose analysis at different maturity stages. The results showed that the middle tobacco leaves had stable maturity variation and should be harvested at CM2 stage (with 70% ~80% of yellowing area).The upper leaves were greatly affected by climate,therefore their harvesting maturity depended on the actual climate condition.The upper leaves should be harvested at BM2 stage (with 80% ~90% of yellowing area)under the condition of proper temperature and light,while they should be harvested at BM1 stage (with 70% ~80% of yellowing area)under the condition of dramatic declining temperature and diurnal temperature gap.
Keywords：Flue -cured tobaccoHarvestMaturityQuality
Publication Date：2015-06-02
Online Publishing Date：2026-05-22(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 45-48 )