Tobacco
Production, Chemistry and Technology

D. Layten Davis (Edited by), DL Davis (Author), Mark T. Nielsen (Edited by)

9780632047918, Wiley

Hardback, published 20 May 1999

480 pages
25.4 x 19.6 x 3 cm, 1.325 kg

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.

Preface
List of Contributors
Acknowledgements
Seed to smoke
Breeding and genetics
Biotechnology: uses and applications in tobacco improvement
Agronomy and physiology
Production practices
Major tobacco diseases
Tobacco insect pests
Lead chemistry
Physical properties of leaf tobacco
Marketing processing and storage
Cigarette manufacture
Smoke chemistry
Cigars and cigarillos
Smokeless tobacco
Index.

Subject Areas: Agriculture & farming [TV]