Experimental growing of Bulgarian oriental tobacco varieties in the Republic of Vietnam

Hristo Bozukov, Maria Kasheva, Yovcho Kochev

Резюме: The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control of the World Health Organization (FCTC/WHO) requires the reduction of additives and ingredients in tobacco products leading to smoking addiction, requiring the incorporation into these products of tobaccos with reduced Nicotine content and exclusion of chemical additives such as flavorings, softeners, etc. This gives a new opportunity for the Bulgarian Oriental Tobacco, characterized by high ecological purity and aromatic qualities for Improve the tobacco blends of Virginia tobacco. The Republic of Vietnam is a producer of significant quantities of large-leaved tobacco from the Virginia Variety Group and a producer of cigarettes of the Virginia blend type. The Institute of Tobacco and Tobacco Products, Plovdiv, Bulgaria and the Institute of Tobacco in Hanoi, Vietnam develop a joint program for introduction of Bulgarian Oriental tobacco varieties for the needs of the tobacco industry in the Republic of Vietnam. In recent years, like some other cigarette-producing countries in the region (China, Thailand, etc.), Vietnam intends to grow oriental tobacco varieties for its tobacco industry. The report presents the results of the testing of certain varieties of Bulgarian Oriental tobacco under the soil and climatic conditions of Vietnam.

Ключови думи: introduction; oriental tobacco; reduced nicotine content; Vietnam

Дата на публикуване: 2021-02-25