TN86 Burley Tobacco

TN86 Nicotiana tabacum L[ Approximately 100 seeds per packet ] 'TN86', also known as 'Tennessee 86', is an improved Burley-type smoking tobacco with good disease resistance. It is a late maturing variety with an extreme upright growth habit which results in less breakage and marketable leaf loss during harvest. 'TN 86' has a high yield potential and should be topped at about twenty-two to twenty-six leaves. Topping the plants higher than this will result in unnecessarily large plants that are difficult to manage and harvest.'TN 86' matures to a lighter green color in the field when compared to other Burley tobaccos and air cures to a reddish-tan. Like many tobacco varieties, 'TN86' is an amazing plant that grows from a seed as tiny as a pinhole, to well over six feet in height in a single growing season. The plants are attractive and make a very interesting addition to flower gardens. Since their flower heads will reach six feet or taller, they are typically planted in the back of the