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Va. Fertilizer, Variety, and Sucker Management as They Affect 



the Quality and Yield of Bur ley Tobacco . To learn (1) effects 

 of different rates of N fertilizers, 3 methods of sucker manage- 

 ment, & 2 types of varieties upon yield, grade, nicotine, & 

 total alkaloid content of burley tobacco, (2) extent of inter- 

 action of rates of N fertilization, varieties & sucker manage- 

 ment, as measured by yield, grade, & nicotine content of burley 

 tobacco, (3) residual influence of different rates of nitrogen 

 fertilization of burley tobacco on yields of wheat & red clover. 

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W. Va. The Production of Burley Tobacco * (l) Evaluate methods of 

 seed bed management for production of healthy, vigorous plants. 

 Learn (2) varieties & strains best adapted to various conditions 

 under which tobacco is grown in State; (3) level of soil fertil- 

 ity needed for production of optimum yield & quality of burley 

 tobacco. (4) Investigate efficiency of various management sys- 

 tems on production of burley tobacco, including cropping systems, 

 methods for disease & insect control, & irrigation. 

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