Flue Cured Virginia
Sun Cured Burley
Oriental
Kentucky Fire-Cured
Lanka
Virginia (Mysore)
Virginia (NLS)
Virginia (SLS)
Indian Burley
Dark Cigarette
Bright Air-Cured
Cigar Wrapper
Cigar FillerLanka Tobacco
General Info
- Planting : November
- Marketing : June to August
- Harvesting and curing/ Physical Charecteristics : The leaf is initially air-cured (shade-cured) for 2 months followed by pit-curing for 4 to 5 days and then bulked till the leaf develops brown color and has a pungent odor.
- Fact File : For manufacture of cigars and cheroots.
Physical/Chemical Characteristics
- Nitrogen % : 3 to 5
- Nicotine % : 2.5 to 4.5
- Reducing Sugars % : 1.5 to 2.0
- Chloride % : 0.5 to 0.7
