Abstract:

Aging is a necessary link in the improvement of tobacco leaf quality and its applicability, and it is also the foundation and assurance for cigarette quality. The paper summarized the process of the study on aging mechanism and technology of flue-cured tobacco leaf in China, and put forward that the development trend in the area is the joint study of several technologies, the further optimization of technology parameter, industrial adaptability, etc. from the below four aspects: the study of optimum aging period; the change trend of chemical components, enzyme, microorganism and other relevant substances in aging; the dependency between aging quality and aging conditions; the application of impressed measures such as biological agent and irradiation technology.