Study on Tobacco Quality of Virginia Variety Group Grown in Bulgaria Technological Study on the Quality of Virginia Tobacco Introduced Varieties Grown in the Districts of South Bulgaria (Part I)

Abstract

ABSTRACTThe forthcoming integration of Bulgaria to the European Union has laid to the tobacco producers the need of increasing the tobacco quality of Virginia variety group. Implementation of introduced varieties aims at increasing the quality and maintaining the manufacture in compliance with demands of raw stuff of defined quality features. The purpose of the study was to perform technological studies on the major quality indicators of Virginia introduced varieties compared to the tobaccos of the same variety group mass grown in the areas of South Bulgaria. The analysis and valuation in comparing of the check varieties with the introduced ones was performed on the basis of the objective and subjective indicators, describing the quality, applied in our country. The final valuation with view of demonstration of a possible higher quality or vice versa, was based on a complex valuation. The summary of the results demonstrates that it is reasonable to extend the area of application of the introduced varieties K394 and PVH19, whereas it cannot be expected any deterioration of the variety composition, but rather the reverse—the same is more likeable to become better.