RALEIGH, N.C. — The 2021 tobacco season is just around the bend! As we begin the transition, variety selection weighs heavy on our minds. Take a moment to listen to the latest in variety information from the breeders and agronomists that have worked with them in recent field trials.
Click the video link below to hear an update from Drs. Ramsey Lewis (Professor and Tobacco Geneticist, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences) and Matthew Vann (Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences).
Read more at: https://tobacco.ces.ncsu.edu/2020/12/2020-tobacco-variety-overview-selection-webinar/
–Matthew Vann, N.C. State University
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