Tobacco seeds «American-3»

Tobacco «American-3» - bred by the selection laboratory of the Crimean Experimental Tobacco Growing Station IV&V "Magarach" by the method of intraspecific hybridization from crossing the varieties American 572 x Nicotiana Sylvester x Trepezond 10, obtaining the first generation in 1982. Refers to aromatic varieties of late ripening for the production of blended and skeletal tobacco raw materials. This tobacco variety has high yield and increased drought resistance and resistance to leaf scorching. Used to make cigars and cigarettes.

It has a light green leaf color, a cylindrical plant shape with a height of 170-180 cm. The number of days from germination to the readiness of seedlings in greenhouses (cold beds) is 47 days.

Number of days from landing:

• until the ripening of leaves of medium brittleness is 79 days;
• until the leaves of the last break ripen 110 days;
• 67 days before flowering begins;
• until 50% of the bolls ripen on day 97.

The number of technically suitable leaves on a plant is on average 31 pcs.

Leaf size in the middle tier of the plant:

• average length 39 cm;
• average width 22 cm.

The color of the seedlings is light green. Plant growth in the first phases is rapid. The shape of the plant is cylindrical. The shape of the inflorescence is medium thyroid. The position of the leaf on the stem is elevated, the leaf blade is arched.

The shape of the leaf base is sessile. The shape of the middle leaf blade is round. The shape of the top of the middle leaf is rounded and pointed. The surface of the leaf is smooth. The edge of the leaf is smooth. Leaf color is light green. Flower corolla color pinkish red.

Drying time for leaves is 14 days. Varietal cultivation technology: the rate of sowing seeds in greenhouses per 1 m2 is 0.04 - 0.05 grams, planting pattern in the field: 60-70 cm x 18-25 cm.

Nicotine content more than 3%; Schmuck number 0.6.