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Description
The current gbesth practices of tobacco curing are guided by multiple studies on general tobacco curing
trends but are not specific for a given tobacco batch. For more specific, more refined guidance for best
practices it would be beneficial to know if a batch of tobacco grown from a certain location using a specific
variety, has either low, moderate or high propensity for TSNA production before the crops are harvested. In
principle, pre]harvest information on the propensity of a tobacco batch for low, moderate or high TSNA
production and accumulation upon curing may be attained by a predictive TSNA]production propensity assay.
However, there is no such predictive assay specific for TSNA that the proponent is aware of to date. Hence it
is the aim of this exploratory research proposal to develop and standardize accelerated tobacco curing
protocols to quantify the propensity for TSNA production and accumulation. The standardized protocols will
quantitatively determine if a specific tobacco batch has low, moderate or high propensity for TSNA
production and accumulation which will assist in decision making for the most appropriate, batch]specific
tobacco curing strategies.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 2/1/16 → 1/31/17 |
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