Improving the production and quality of virginia tobacco through topping and suckering : A Review

Abstract Tobacco production in Indonesia continues to increase along with the number of requests tobacco industry due shift consumer tastes from smoking kretek cigarettes white. Virginia’s domestic has not been able cover needs industry, so part this is fulfilled imported tobacco. In terms cultivation, emergence flowers resulted stunted growth and decreased quality Increasing can be done by applying Good Agriculture Practices (GAP) cutting top (topping) removing side shoots (suckering). The timely application topping suckering leaf accompanied an leaves produced. Based on research results, it known that treatment 60-80% nicotine levels 40-60%. suckericide reduce labour costs without reducing yield, quality, chemical content impact increasing Virginia will farmers’ bargaining power economy.