TN90 LC Burley Tobacco
Price: $3.49
SKU: 10006431TN90 LC
Nicotiana tabacum L
[ Approximately 100 seeds per packet ]
'TN90 LC', also known as 'Tennessee 90 LC', is an improved Burley-type smoking tobacco with good disease resistance. TN90 LC is a low converter strain of the original TN90. Scroll down for an explanation of LC tobacco. Our seed is certified LC.
TN 90 is one of the most widely grown tobaccos in the world. It is an excellent Burley tobacco variety having resistance to TVMV, TEV and PVY. In addition to superior disease resistance and high yield potential, it's earlier maturity and smaller stalk offer an advantage over TN 86 to some growers. The light green leaves turn yellow when ripe and air cure easily, both primed or stalk hung. It matures in 70 days. TN 90 performs well in a wide variety of climates and is one of the most widely grown tobaccos world wide. Together, TN 90 and TN 86 make up over 50% of the US Burley production.
Once tiny seedlings emerge, you can pick them out one by one and move them into individual cells. Very lightly fertilize and never allow the potting soil to dry out. Within 6 weeks it'll be ready to plant in the garden. Wait until all risk of frost is over before planting outdoors.
For additional information, please have a look at our more detailed guide with photos.
Over the past several decades, selective breeding has reduced the nornicotine content in most modern day varieties to near zero in burley and dark tobacco types. With the goal of further reducing TNSA's, research is now focused on lowering the amount of nicotine which converts to nornicotine during the curing process. To qualify as a LC tobacco, the conversion rate must be 3% or lower.
The conversion rate of nicotine to nornicotine is controlled by particular genes in the plant, but is not consistent from plant to plant, and declines in successive generations. To be classified as an F1 generation LC tobacco, a leaf sample must be take from each plant during each growing season and it's conversion rate measure. Only seeds from plants with less than a 3% conversation rate can qualify as certified F1 generation LC seed.
