Crop Profile
- North Carolina Tobacco General production information, production practices, insects, nematodes, diseases and their control, non-chemical pest management measures, and weed management are detailed in the profile.
Production
- Tobacco Growers Information Portal - NC State Cooperative Extension Website with current information on numerous topics for tobacco farmers. Topics related to economics, labor, regulatory, agronomics, pest management, harvesting and curing are included.
Diseases
- Tobacco Disease Information Notes - NC State Plant Pathology Extension Information on field and greenhouse diseases including tobacco mosaic virus, Granville wilt, brown spot, black shank, collar rot, rhizoctonia and pythium root rot.
Insects
- Tobacco Insects - Tobacco Growers Information Portal, NC State Cooperative Extension Details are given on integrated pest management (IPM) and key tobacco pests in the greenhouse and field.
- Tobacco Insect Scouting Methods - Tobacco Growers Information Portal, NC State Cooperative Extension Information for farmers and consultants on scouting principles and specific methods for scouting for different insect species infesting tobacco.
Weeds
- Tobacco Weed Management - Tobacco Growers Information Portal, NC State Cooperative Extension Recommendations on controlling weeds, table with efficacy rating for herbicides against common weeds and a herbicide use guide are posted.
Publications
- North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual The manual has ten main sections: I. Pesticide use and safety information II. Chemical application equipment III. How to send specimens for disease, insect, and weed identification IV. Fertilizer use V. Insect control VI. Insect and disease control of fruits VII. Chemical weed control VIII. Plant growth regulators IX. Animal damage control X. Disease control Detailed information on controlling pests of field crops, forage crops, grains, fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, turf, landscape, nursery, livestock, poultry, home garden, communities, and industrial sites is included.
- U.S. Tobacco Situation and Outlook Includes economic outlook for flue-cured tobacco
- Flue-Cured Tobacco Guide A comprehensive guide which includes economic outlook, labor regulations, variety selection, production of transplants, fertilization, pest management curing and mechanization and pesticide safety. Extension personnel working with tobacco are listed.
