Burley Variety Update
Burley Tobacco Variety Trial
Across 5 Locations – 3 Grades
3000
2191 2322 2412 2392 2405 2378 2000 2520 2216 2407 1951 2071 2045
2000
517
570
542
572
611
620
569
515
475
543
489
1500
1000
499
454
501
490
511
518
382
496
460
524
351
455
B
H
410
04
K P
14
xL
8
K
T2
00
K
T2
04
N
12
6
N
B
H
98
N
C
20
02
N
C
5
N
C
6
R
63
0
TN
90
TN
97
457
40
3
0
544
1405 1241 1339
1369 1330 1283 1291
1218 1297
1142
1111 1072 1136
500
H
Yield lb/a
2500
Flyings
Lugs
Leaf
Total
Locations: Bath, Elliot, Henry, Lincoln, & Spencer Counties
Percentage of Tobacco Stripped into
Each Grade from 5 Locations
60
50
40
% 30
20
10
0
K14xL
KT200 KT204
8
N126
NBH98
NC
2002
NC5
NC6
R630
TN90
TN97
21
22
18
20
21
22
17
22
19
54
53
53
55
55
55
55
56
50
54
25
26
24
27
25
24
24
27
27
27
H403
HB04P
Flyings
21
19
21
21
Lugs
55
55
56
Leaf/Tips
24
25
23
Flyings
Lugs
Leaf/Tips
Locations: Bath, Elliot, Henry, Lincoln, & Spencer Counties
Burley Tobacco Variety Trial
Across 5 Locations – 4 Grades
2636 2720 2634 2540 2721 2758 2756 2463 2812 2648
3000
389
427
440
437
439
799
759
348
308
376
388
343
279
281
289
311
345
Lugs
N
C
20
N
12
K
T2
K
14
H
B
04
Flyings
Leaf
Tips
Locations: Menifee, Taylor, Trimble(2) & Wayne Counties
TN
90
678
N
C
6
825
N
C
5
725
02
796
6
736
04
732
xL
8
721
P
714
3
0
431
1274 1105
1153 1250 1137 1017 1110 1323 1210
1059
1000
500
471
400
00
1500
440
K
T2
2000
420
H
40
Yield lb/a
2500
Percentage of Tobacco Stripped into
Each Grade from 5 Locations
60
50
40
% 30
20
10
0
H403
HB04P K14xL8 KT200
KT204
N126
NC2002
NC5
NC6
TN90
Flyings 13.524
26.944
Lugs
11.361
14.647
15.506
12.84
10.086
10.146
12.287
11.037
13.077
26.491
27.215
29.236
29.031
26.257
29.519
27.248
28.281
28.226
Leaf
43.563
46.008
43.312
38.834
40.822
48.369
44.322
42.463
45.605
42.163
Tips
15.97
16.139
14.826
16.423
17.306
15.289
16.012
18.004
15.077
16.535
Flyings
Lugs
Leaf
Tips
Locations: Menifee, Taylor, Trimble(2) & Wayne Counties
Yield Ranking of Varieties
for Each of 11 Trials
Frequency
5
4
3
2
1
0
H403 HB04P 14xL8 KT200 KT204
1
1st
2nd
Last
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
N126
N777
NC
2002
NC5
3
1
1
1
2
1st
2nd
NC6
TN90
1
1
2
1
1
3
TN97
Last
Locations: Bath, Elliot, Henry (2), Lincoln, Menifee, Spencer, Taylor, Trimble (2) & Wayne
1
Yield of Burley Tobacco Varieties
with Different Fertility
3000
Yield lb/a
2800
KT 204 V
NC 6 V
TN 90 V
KT 204 N
NC 6 N
TN 90 N
2600
2400
2200
2000
100+100
200+0
300+100
400+0
Nitrogen (units/a broadcast+sidedress)
Nitrogen was applied in the ammonium nitrate form .
V = Vented
N = Nonvented
Advantages
KT 204
Resistance
Good Black Shank Resistance
Black Root Rot
Virus Complex
Blue mold tolerance
Yield (3400)
Comparison to KT 200
Not as late
Not as dark green in field (Curing)
Stalk size smaller
Disadvantages
Slow growth early
Drought Tolerance?
Black Shank resistance under stress?
NC 6
Advantages
High Yield (3400)
Good disease package
High resistance to Race 0 Black Shank
Black Root Rot
Virus Complex
Southern root knot nematode
Disadvantages
Low resistance to Race 1 Black Shank
No Fusarium Wilt resistance
Other
Dark green color in field
NC 7
Advantages
Resistance
Black shank
– Race 0 – High
– Race 1 – Moderate to Low
Black root rot
Fusarium wilt
Tobacco mosaic virus
Wildfire
Unique resistance
Root knot nematode
Tobacco cyst nematode
Disadvantages
Not know
NC 2002
Advantages
Blue mold resistant
Better yield than NC 2000
Well suited to areas with consistent blue mold
incidence
Disadvantages
Poor disease package
HB04P – hybrid
Developed in Brazil
By Profigen do Brazil
Advantages
High yield (3400)
Drought tolerant
High leaf quality
High resistance to Black root rot
Resistance to tobacco mosaic virus
Disadvantages
No resistance to Black Shank