DARK CIGARETTE TOBACCOS SUNCURED COUNTRY TOBACCO (KURNOOL AND TELANGANA)

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The average production is around 45 millions kgs . Grown under both
 mansoon and irrigated conditions. The quality of this tobacco is 
varied. These varied types of tobacco are primarily used as a blend
in cigarette and fovoured for their low cost.
                    SUNCURED COUNTRY TOBACCO (KURNOOL AND TELANGANA)

1.Planting                 : Monsoon  crop Mid August to first week of 
                             September
      Winter crop          : Mid September to Mid November
2.Marketing                : Monsoon crop: February-March
      Winter  crop         : April to june
3.Physical Characteristics : 
      a)Color              : Nut Brown
      b)Leaf size          : Meadium to Heavy
      C)Pore volume(MI/GM) : 0.07 to 0.28
      D)Filling value(CC/GM): 3.8 to 5.8
4.Chemical Characteristics : 
      a)Nicotine %         : 1 to 3.25
      b)Reducing sugars %  : 3.0 to 9.00
      C)Choloride %        : 0.5 to 2.0
5.Economic use Primarly used for cigarette blending and for hookah
tobacco paste making