Plantation

  • Mid-October-November 1st week

Marketing

  • April-May
  Physical Charcateristics  
  Color :
light brown with greenish tinge and with light veins in the lamina.
  Leaf size : shade-cured, cured leaf is large in size, thin bodied

  Chemical Characteristics
  Total Nitrogen (%)
  Bottom Leaf :
0.6 - 1.0
  Middle Leaf : 0.8 - 1.2
  Top Leaf : 1.3 - 1.6
  Nicotine (%)
  Bottom Leaf :
3.0 - 3.3
  Middle Leaf : 3.3 - 3.7
  Top Leaf : 4.5 - 4.9
  Starch (%)
  Bottom Leaf :
2.2 - 2.4
  Middle Leaf : 5.4 - 5.6
  Top Leaf : 3.4 - 3.6