Dark Fired & Air Cured Varieties

  Available in Pelleted Seed

KT D8LC - An upright variety with high yields and a high resistance to race 0 and race1 Black Shank.

KT D4LC - An upright variety with high yields and a high resistance to race 0 and race1 Black Shank.

 NarrowLeaf Madole LC - A dark tobacco used by many growers to produce a good yield of high quality tobacco which cures well.

TR Madole - A dark tobacco used by many growers to produce a good yield of high quality tobacco which cures well.

TND 950 LC - A dark variety that has a smaller leaf than some dark varieties.  Level of Resistance: Blank Shank, Race 0-Medium, Race 1-Medium, Black Root Rot-High, Mosaic- High, Wildfire- High.

VA 359 - A dark variety that has a smaller leaf than some dark varieties.  Level of Resistance: Blank Shank, Race 0-Medium, Race 1-Medium, Black Root Rot-High, Mosaic- High, Wildfire- High.

VA 309 - A dark variety that has a smaller leaf than some dark varieties.  Level of Resistance: Blank Shank, Race 0-Medium, Race 1-Medium, Black Root Rot-High, Mosaic- High, Wildfire- High.

KY 171 LC- A high quality and high yielding variety.  Level of Resistance: Mosaic- High, Fusarium Wilt-Medium, Wildfire- High, Black Root Rot-High.

Little Wood - Somewhat of a shorter leaf than KY 151.  It produces a good quality of tobacco with good yields.

Little Crittenden - A selection which yields good and cures well in most cases.  It holds itself up well in the filed making it clean tobacco.

KY 160 - A mosaic resistant variety.  This one-sucker variety has dark green leaves that have a fairly smooth surface and are medium to large in size.  The leaves of KY 160 are wider and slightly longer that KY 165 and have less leaf ruffle and more keel.  Usually the length of leaf is almost three times the leaf width,  especially in the top part of the plant.  KY 160 produces good yields of high quality tobacco.

For further variety information on Dark varieties, visit the following websites:

University of Kentucky Dark Tobacco Home Page
Virginia Tech Cooperative Extension Tobacco Variety Information