Abstract:

Different maturity flue-curing tobacco leaves including unripe, mature, ripe and overripe at different stalk positions with ‘K326’ were cured respectively by three curing technique. The three curing techniques were made by different yellowing, color-fixing temperature and humility conditions which were lower temperature and lower humidity, middle temperature and middle humidity, middle temperature and higher humidity. The tobacco leaves after flue-cured were smoked. The results indicated that it was beneficial to keep and improve value in use for tobacco leaves after flue-cured of mature, ripe and overripe at lower position, ripe and overripe at middle position by the technique of lower temperature and lower humidity. By the technique of middle temperature and middle humility, it was good for raising flue-curing quality and preserving good aroma and flavor for tobacco leaves after flue-cured of mature at middle position, ripe at upper position. It was bad to keep good value in use for tobacco leaves after flue-cured by the technique of middle temperature and higher humidity.