Coker’s Pedigreed 
GOLDEN WILT 
(RESISTANT TO GRANVILLE AND FUSARIUM WILTS) 
Coker’s Golden Wilt has been reselected for twelve generations 
out of a cross involving Virginia Bright Leaf and 448A, an 
introduction by the Tobacco Division of the U. S. Department 
of Agriculture from South America. The leaves have a slightly 
puckered appearance with a tendency to smooth out as they 
ripen. They are above average size with a fairly broad tip and 
medium narrow at the point of attachment to the stem. The 
spacing of these leaves is relatively close on the stalk, averag- 
ing from 20 to 24 leaves on a 4 to 5 foot plant. Plants are 
medium to late in blooming. 
IXCELLENT QUALITY AND WEIGHT COMBINED 
WITH DISEASE RESISTANCE 
Coker’s Golden Wilt is resistant to Granville wilt and has 
also shown good resistance to Fusarium wilt which is spreading 
rather rapidly, especially throughout the border belt in both 
Carolinas. In addition to resistance to these diseases, it also 
carries some factors for mosaic resistance and comparatively 
high nematode resistance. The leaf cures to a rich lemon 
color, is of good crepe-like texture, medium bodied, and is a 
desirable cigarette type. In our variety tests for the past five 
years, this tobacco has been one of the top producers in pounds 
and dollars per acre. 
1953 Breeder’s Registered Seed 
DESCRIPTION 
Weight—Golden Wilt has been one of the top producers on both 
diseased and non-diseased soils. 
Curing—The ripe leaf cures to a rich lemon of excellent quality 
and texture. 
Stalk—Medium in size with good storm resistance. 
Leaf—A comparatively broad leaf with a rather blunt tip, 
puckered between veins, smoothing out somewhat at time 
of ripening. Chemical analyses made by leading cigarette 
companies have shown this tobacco to be a desirable cigar- 
ette type. 
Disease Resistance—-High resistance to Granville and Fusarium 
wilts. High tolerance to nematodes. (See note 2 below.) 
Golden Wilt is not resistant to black shank. 
Adaptability—Adapted to all soil types throughout the tobacco 
belt with the exception of extremely heavy types. 
PRICES: $3.00 per ounce, $22.50 per half pound, $42.00 per 
pound, postpaid. 
BELOW—Max E. Jones, a member of the Coker sales staff, is shown inspecting a plant of Golden Wilt tobac- 
co in a seed field on the Coker farms. This variety has been a top producer on both diseased and non- 
diseased soils. Its high resistance to Granville and Fusarium wilts makes it a favorite with growers who 
have these disease organisms in their soil. 
NOTES OF IMPORTANCE 
1. Care should be exercised not to over 
fertilize this variety. On heavier soils 
excessive rates of fertilization tend to 
cause this variety to grow too large and 
produce a lower quality tobacco than it 
normally should. The leaves should al- 
ways be primed when they have a yellow 
or ripened appearance in the field. In 
curing this variety we find that it ordi- 
narily takes from 12 to 18 hours less 
than other varieties. Golden Wilt colors 
rapidly and we find that it is not neces- 
sary to run at the coloring temperature 
as long as is normal with other tobaccos. 
In planting this variety we recommend 
that your acreage be large enough so 
that you can cure it separately from the 
rest of your crop if you are growing 
other tobaccos. Golden Wilt does not 
cure well with most of the standard 
types as it colors very rapidly and cures 
more quickly than average. 
2. Although this variety was bred 
and grown on Granville and Fusarium 
wilt infested soils and has proved to 
have high resistance under all grow- 
ing conditions experienced thus far, it 
is possible that variations might occur 
in these disease producing organisms 
which would possibly result in an in- 
fection causing some plants to die. Cli- 
matic and soil conditions, including the 
presence of parasitic nematodes, often 
tend to aggravate these diseases and are 
sometimes responsible for this trouble. 
It is known that new races or strains of 
disease organisms develop from time to 
time and it is possible that a new strain 
may occur without our knowledge. 
38. Golden Wilt it NOT resistant to 
black shank. 
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