BURLEY TOBACCO(TRADITIONAL)

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1.Planting                      : October 1st  week to November first week
2.Marketing                     : May to june
3.Physical Characteristics      : 
	a)Color                 : The leaf which is sun-cured is  Rich  
                                  tan to Brown in color,medium to heavy 
                                  bodied with broader lamina.
	
4.Chemical Characteristics      : 
	a)Nicotine %            : 2.5 to 4.5
	b)Reducing sugars %     : 1.8 to 4.8
	C)Choloride %           : 0.5 to 2.0
5.Economic use                  : For use as blend in cigarettes along 
                                  with burley tobacco or by itself,is also
                                  used for pipe mixtures,chewing plugs and 
                                  hookah tobacco paste