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Tobacco Production
   
South Carolina Tobacco
Growers' Guide 2006
 
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Table of Contents
 (subtopics listed are bookmarked in each pdf file)		 Chapters
   
Preface (pdf) Tobacco Situation and Outlook (pdf)
    Tobacco Production (pdf)
Tobacco Situation and Outlook (pdf) Greenhouse Seedling Prod. Rec. (pdf)
  Prices Weed Problems and Herbicide Use (pdf)
  Tobacco Transition Payment Program Fertilization (pdf)
  Tobacco Budget Topping and Sucker Control (pdf)
  Potential Net Returns Harvest Management (pdf)
    Tobacco Disease Management (pdf)
Tobacco Production (pdf) Insect Management (pdf)
  Variety Selection Mechanization and Curing (pdf)
  New Varieties for 2006 Greenhouse Engineering (pdf)
  Non-flowering Varieties Protecting Water Quality (pdf)
  Tobacco Variety Test Extension On-Farm Test Demos. (pdf)
    The Tobacco Research Program in SC (pdf)
   
Greenhouse Seedling Production Recommendations (pdf)
  Before the Season  
  Water Quality Correction and Fertilization  
  General Fertility Information  
  Fertility Programs  
  Tray Filling and Seeding  
  Ventiliation  
  Clipping  
  Key Points for Success in a Greenhouse  
  Crop Rotation  
  Cultivation and Weed Management  
     
Weed Problems and Herbicide Use (pdf)  
  Spartan  
  Herbicides for Flue-Cured Tobacco  
    Preplant Incorporated  
    Preemergence  
    After Transplanting  
    jPostemergence  
    Layby  
  Crop Replant and Rotation Restrictions  
  Weed Responses to Herbicides  
     
Fertilization (pdf)  
  Transplant Water Fertilization  
  Effect of Excessive Nitrogen  
  Efficient Use of Fertilizer Nutrients  
    Adjust for Leaching  
  Soil Moisture Management  
     
Topping and Sucker Control (pdf)  
  Early Topping  
  Sucker Control  
    Sucker Control Chemical Guide  
     
Harvest Management (pdf)  
  Harvest Ripe Tobacco  
  Drop Eight Leaves  
  "Tip" Production  
  Chemical Coloring Agents  
  Root and Stalk Destruction  
     
Tobacco Disease Management (pdf)  
  Tobacco Disease Losses  
  Disease Management Strategy  
    Rotation  
    Host Resistance  
    Chemical Treatments  
  Bacterial Wilt Control  
    Effect of Rotation  
    Effect of Varieties and Nematicides  
    Broadcast and In-row Fumigation  
    Mechanical Spread  
    Best Management System  
  Black Shank Control  
    Control Options  
    Ridomil Gold  
    Effect of Rotation  
    Multipurpose Chemicals  
  Nematode Control  
    Effect of Rotation on Root-Knot Nematodes  
    Fall vs. Spring Fumigation  
    Broadcast Fumigation  
    Tobacco Nematicides  
  Tomato Spotted Wilt  
    Scope  
    Control  
    Expectations  
    Host Resistance  
  Mosaic Control  
  Target Spot Control  
  Brown Spot Control  
  Blue Mold Control  
    Field Blue Mold Control  
  Disease Management in Greenhouse Transplant Production  
    Tobacco Greenhouse Disease Control  
    Ventilation  
    Sanitation  
    Monitoring  
    Use Good Production Practices  
     
Insect Management (pdf)  
  Principles of Integrated Pest Management  
    Natural Control  
    Economic Threshold  
    Tobacco Budworms  
    Tobacco Hornworms  
    Aphids  
    Flea Beetles  
    Cutworms  
    Scouting  
  Thrips  
  Aphids  
  Insect Losses in 2005  
  Precautions Using Insecticides  
  Tobacco Insect Control in the Plant Bed  
  Tobacco Insect Control in Greenhouses  
  Tobacco Insect Control in the Field  
    Wireworms  
    Aphids  
    Flea Beetles  
    Budworms  
    Hornworms  
    Loopers  
    Grasshoppers  
    Stink Bugs  
    Japanese Beetles  
    Cutworms  
    Vegetable Weevils  
  On-farm Control of Tobacco Moth and Cigarette Beetle  
     
Mechanization and Curing (pdf)  
  Load Uniformly and Maintain Adequate Airflow  
  Maintain Proper Control of the Curing Conditions  
    Dry-Bulb Temperature, Wet-Bulb Temperature, and Relative Humidity
    Curing Phases  
    Curing Chart  
    Controlling Wet-Bulb Temperature - Ventilation  
    Wet-Bulb Thermometer Location  
  Make Sure Your Equipment and Barn Are Energy Efficient and Well Maintained
    Burner Efficiency  
    Adjusting the Burner  
    Heat Exchanger Efficiency  
    An Energy Efficient Barn  
  Curing Efficiency  
  Farm Generated Electricity  
    Generators  
    Transfer Switch  
  Tobacco Baling  
    Bale Storage  
  Heat Exchangers  
     
Greenhouse Engineering (pdf)  
  Orientation  
  The Structure  
  Heating  
  Ventilation  
  Humidity Control  
     
Protecting Water Quality (pdf)  
     
Extension On-Farm Test Demonstrations (pdf)  
     
The Tobacco Research Program in SC (pdf)  
     
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