November 15, 2013
by CTRF
Comments Off on Open House
CTRF is holding an “Open House” on Thursday, December 12 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon. Cured leaf samples of registered and promising varieties will be on display. Handouts on the performance of the registered varieties will be available. … Continue reading
October 11, 2013
by CTRF
Comments Off on New Hybrid CTH8
CTH8 is the latest flue-cured tobacco hybrid released for commercial production in Canada. It was registered in 2013 and will be available to grow in 2014. This past season CTH8 was grown on a trial basis by six growers. These … Continue reading
September 13, 2013
by CTRF
Comments Off on Bare Stalks Becoming a More Familar Site
Bare stalks are becoming a more familiar sight on several farms. Many growers have started their last pass, but several will still need most of this month to complete harvest provided the weather cooperates. Cured quality continues to be good with most … Continue reading
August 19, 2013
by CTRF
Comments Off on Harvest in Full Swing
Harvest is now common on all farms. It appears that the tobacco harvested earlier is curing out quite well. Several growers have commented about the bronze/golden coloured plants that have been showing up in their fields as of late. These … Continue reading
August 2, 2013
by CTRF
Comments Off on Seed Nursery and Selection Block
The CTRF staff (click here for photo) was busy in the seed nursery and selection block today. From late July and until early September considerable work is done to make crosses to develop new varieties, select superior plants and advance them … Continue reading
August 1, 2013
by CTRF
Comments Off on Harvesting has Started on Some Farms
Several crops are now improving in colour and size. Topping, application of sucker control, treating for aphids and hornworms, as well as the start of harvesting on some farms are the current activities. If anyone would like a new slide rule … Continue reading
July 23, 2013
by CTRF
Comments Off on Crop Challenges and Current Status
We have been in several fields recently and are seeing a variety of issues. Excessive rainfall resulted in some crops going uneven and yellow. Most growers have been actively applying nitrogen to compensate for leaching losses. The colour of these … Continue reading
July 16, 2013
by CTRF
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Target Spot (Rhizoctonia Leaf Spot) is being seen in several fields (click here for photo). The wet conditions and moderate temperatures in the latter part of June and early July were ideal for development of this soil-borne fungus. In most … Continue reading
July 10, 2013
by CTRF
Comments Off on Potato Virus Y
Potato Virus Y (PVY) has been identified in several tobacco fields in the past week. The virus can produce symptoms of leaf mottling (click here for photo), prominent leaf veins and blackening (i.e. necrosis) of the veins especially on the … Continue reading
June 19, 2013
by CTRF
Comments Off on New Variety Registered
The flue-cured tobacco hybrid CTH8 is now registered for Canadian use. CTH8 was developed by the Canadian Tobacco Research Foundation. In field trials, it has proven to produce superior quality with good yield potential. Seed growers will be producing seed of CTH8 in 2013 … Continue reading