Tobacco Production, Chemistry and Technology

by Davis, D. Layten; Nielsen, Mark T.

• ISBN13: 9780632047918
• ISBN10: 0632047917
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-09
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

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.

Author Biography

D. Layten Davis, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA and Mark T. Nielsen, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, UK

D. Layten Davis, Principal Scientist at R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, grew up on a tobacco farm and is recognized for a long, distinguished career in tobacco science. Dr. Davis has served the tobacco community for more than three decades as a scientist, educator and administrator. He is known internationally as an authority on agronomy and the chemistry and physiology of tobacco, and has authored many publications including book chapters. He has received a number of awards such as the CORESTA silver medal and the Philip Morris Award for Distinguished Achievement in Tobacco Science. He is a charter member of the CORESTA Agro-Chemical Advisory Committee. Dr Davis received a MS degree from Michigan State University and the PhD from North Carolina State University. He was on the faculty at the University of Kentucky for 20 years prior to being employed by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.

Mark T. Nielsen, Professor of Agronomy at the University of Kentucky, is a plant breeder and geneticist who has been responsible for the development of four new varieties of burley tobacco and a number of unique tobacco germplasm lines. A recipient of the Philip Morris Award for Distinguished Achievement in Tobacco Science, Dr Nielsen’s tobacco research has resulted in numerous scientific publications and invited presentations. An internationally recognized expert in tobacco breeding and a member of the Scientific Commission of CORESTA for eight years, Dr Nielsen received his MS and PhD degrees from Kansas State University. He is now employed as a tobacco breeder and geneticist with GenApps, Inc.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
List of Contributors	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
Seed to Smoke	1	(31)
T.C. Tso
Breeding and Genetics	32	(17)
P.D. Legg
B.W. Smeeton
Biotechnology: Uses and Applications in Tobacco Improvement	49	(17)
J.D. Brandle
D.Bai
Agronomy and Physiology	66	(38)
Tabacco Seed	66	(4)
T.W. Hutchens
Seedling Production	70	(6)
W.D. Smith
Field Practices	76	(28)
K.C. Flower
Production Practices	104	(79)
Flue-cured Tobacco	104	(39)
G.F. Peedin
Light Air-cured Tobacco	143	(11)
G.K. Palmer
R.C. Pearce
Oriental Tobacco	154	(10)
S.N. Gilchrist
Dark Fire-cured Tobacco	164	(19)
Robert D. Miller
Donald J. Fowlkes
Major Tobacco Diseases	183	(45)
Fungal and Bacterial Diseases	183	(15)
P.B. Shoemaker
H.D. Shew
Virus Diseases	198	(18)
D. Blancard
R. Delon
B.W. Blair
T. Glover
Nematode Pests of Tobacco	216	(12)
J.A. Shepherd
Tobacco Insect Pests	228	(37)
Insects and their Management in Tobacco Production	228	(13)
B.W. Blair
Stored Tobacco: Insects and their Control	241	(9)
E.D. Massey
Pesticide Regulations and their Impact on Crop Protection Strategies (Minimization of Pesticide Residues)	250	(15)
L. Mueller
M.R. Ward
Leaf Chemistry	265	(48)
Basic Chemical Constituents of Tobacco Leaf and Differences among Tobacco Types	265	(20)
J.C. Leffingwell
Alkaloid Biosynthesis	285	(7)
L.P. Bush
Leaf Surface Chemistry	292	(12)
G.Wagner
Relationship between Leaf Chemistry and Organoleptic Properties of Tobacco Smoke	304	(9)
W.W. Weeks
Physical Properties of Leaf Tobacco	313	(7)
Y. Nakanishi
Marketing, Processing and Storage	320	(26)
Tobacco Marketing Systems	320	(10)
John S. Campbell
Green Leaf Threshing and Redrying Tobacco	330	(8)
Bill Ward
Tobacco Storage	338	(8)
L. Ryan
Cigarette Manufacture	346	(52)
Tobacco Blending	346	(7)
Phil Fisher
Cigarette Design and Materials	353	(35)
Alan Norman
Cigarette Production and Quality Assurance	388	(10)
J.L. McKenzie
Chris Crawley
Smoke Chemistry	398	(42)
Richard R. Baker
Cigars and Cigarillos	440	(12)
Adeler Frederik Wehlburg
Smokeless Tobacco	452	(9)
Inger Wahlberg
Tommy Ringberger
Index	461