seedbed cover (oriental tobacco)
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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
