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Nicotiana tabacum
Synonyms:

Common Name(s): Tobacco
Family: Solanaceae
Growth Habit: Annual
Invasiveness:
Growing Days: 70 to 150 (days)
Temperature:
Abs.Max=95° (F)    Opt.Max=86° (F)
Opt.Min=59° (F)    Abs.Min=45° (F)
Precipitation: 20 to 39 (in.)
Winter Minimum:
Soil pH: 4.5 to 7.5
Soil Texture/Type: Deep, light to medium textured
Soil Drainage: Well
Photoperiod Response: Short day and day neutral
Light Intensity: Bright
Comments:
Six classes and 26 types grown over a wide area for specific uses. Planted in coldframes and transplanted to the field. Quality of product is related to specific soil and weather conditions. Requires humidity, deep soils, and well drained soils.
Diseases:
Pythium, Phytothora, Sclerotinia, Anthrachose, Rhizoctonia, Cercospora, Powdery Mildew
Uses:
Social - masticatory, Poison - mammals, Medicinal - nicotine, Social - smoking
Woodiness:
Herbaceous
Climate:
Steppe and semi-arid, temperate, subtropical, tropical-rainy
Geographical Origin:
Central America, Widely cultivated
 
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