Abstract
AC Gayed is a flue-cured tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) cultivar bred at the Pest Management Research Centre of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. It is a a black root rot (Chalara elegans) resistant, backcross derivative of Delgold (ST205/PB19//*5 Delgold) (Pandeya and White 1984). The resistance gene originated from Nicotiana debneyi. AC Gayed is adapted to the tobacco production areas of Ontario. It has similar grade index, but slightly lower yield than Delgold when grown in disease-free conditions. Key words: Nicotiana tabacum, black root rot resistance, backcross
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