seedbed cover (oriental tobacco)

New trends in tobacco cultivation

seedbeds- Seedbed Cover

(Tobacco type: Oriental)

Yiannis E. KaimakamisAgronomy Specialist

January, 2015

Cultivation & production healthy

plants Root system (not palisade) Leaf surface Leaf tobacco quality

characteristics

Scope

«New innovation» Vs. Traditional seedbed

Certified seed Easy to apply Reduce production costs? Competitiveness Recognition High germination (avoid

competition because dense sowing)

Comparative advantages for oriental varieties (e.x. Basma, Katerini, e.t.c.)

Sunny Sheltered from winds High quality of water resources Insects and diseases Soil composition

Seedbeds location

Proposal 1: Metham Sodium.

Vapam Forte / Wet soil disinfectant

Proposal 2: Solar. Ground Cover Sheets

Disinfection

Length + / - 20 m., Width 1

m., Height 20 cm. Flat surface The cover should be "stuck" “Bows” 50- 70 cm.

Seedbeds preparation

Seedbed cover

The cover should “stick” with the soil- ground

Soil Pressure (using machines or cylinder)

Tip: Lightly wetting the soil

0,5 cm. Advantage the use of peat.

'Clean' and 'ready‘ Manure: digested, disinfected

Use and application of manure

Irrigation

Before installation cover seedbed

After sowing- daily until germination

No irrigation before 11:00 a.m. “Inurnment” before plantation

Thank you

Yiannis E. KAIMAKAMISAgronomist

ikaimaka@auth.gr+30 693 437 5518