Dark Tobacco Varieties

DT 508 ---a dark tobacco which yields good with high quality. All Black Shank varieties should be used in rotation if possible.  Level of Resistance: Black Root Rot, Mosaic and Wildfire-High: Black Shank race 0 and Race 1, and Fusarium Wilt-Medium.

DT 518---a dark tobacco variety which produces a smooth good quality leaf that yields and cures well.  All Black Shank varieties should be grown in field rotation if possible.  Level of Resistance: Black Root Rot-Medium: Race 0 Black Shank-Medium: Race 1 Black Shank-Medium

DT 592---a dark tobacco similar to Narrow Leaf Madole. It yields high cures well and produces good quality leaf.  All Black Shank varieties should be grown in field rotation if possible.  Level of Resistance: Black Root Rot-Medium: Race 0 Black Shank-Medium Low: Race 1 Black Shank-Medium Low.

Newton’s VH Madole---a dark tobacco used by many growers to produce a good yield of high quality tobacco which cures well.

KY 171---is a high quality and high yielding variety.  Level of Resistance: Mosaic-High: Fusarium Wilt-Medium: Wildfire-High: Black Root Rot-High

Green Wood---is a tobacco which produces a good yield of high quality tobacco. It holds itself up well and cures a brown color in most cases.

Little Wood---is somewhat of a shorter leaf than KY 151.  It produces a good quality of tobacco with good yields.

Little Crittenden---is a selection which yields good and cures well in most cases.  It holds itself up well in the field making it clean tobacco.

Small Stalk Black Mammoth---this variety holds itself up well, producing good weight of fine tobacco.  It is in great demand by some growers because it will produce a wrapper or either snuff tobacco when allowed to get ripe.

Improved Madole---a dark tobacco used by many growers to produce a good yield of high quality leaf.

Narrow Leaf Madole---a dark tobacco used by many growers to produce a good yield of high quality tobacco which cures well.

Tom Ross Madole---a dark tobacco used by many growers to produce a good yield of high quality tobacco which cures well.

DF 911---a high yielder. This tobacco produces a good yield of high quality wrapper , snuff or cutting tobacco.  Level of Resistance: Mosaic-High: Wildfire-High: Black Root Rot-High.

DF 485---a dark tobacco which yields good with high quality. All Black Shank varieties should be grown in rotation if possible. Level of Resistance: Black Shank, Race 0-Medium, Race 1-Medium: Black Root Rot, Mosaic and Wildfire-Medium.

TN D94---the growth habit and leaf type of TND 94 resembles older Madole-type dark cultivars. All Black Shank varieties should be used in rotation if possible.  Level of Resistance: Black Root Rot-High: Mosaic-High: Wildfire-High

TND 950---a dark variety similar to DF300, it has a smaller leaf than some dark varieties.  All Black Shank varieties should be grown in rotation if possible. Level of Resistance: Black Shank, Race 0-Medium: Race 1-Medium: Black Root Rot-High: Mosaic-High: Wildfire-High.

VA 309---A dark tobacco which yields good with high quality. All Black Shank varieties should be grown in field rotation if possible. Level of Resistance: Black Shank, Race 0-Medium: Race 1-Medium: Black Root Rot-Medium.

Relative Disease Resistance of Dark Tobacco Varieties   VARIETY BLACK ROOT-ROT MOSAIC FUSARIUM WILT WILDFIRE BLACK SHANK RACE 0 RACE 1 « •  KY 171 HIGH HIGH MED. HIGH « «   • Green Wood « « « « « «   • Little Wood «   « « « «   • Little Crittenden « « « « « «   • Black Mammoth « « « « « «   • Imp. Madole « « « « « « « • Narrow Leaf Madole « « « « « « « • TR Madole « « « « « «   • Newton VH Madole « « « « « « « • DT 508 HIGH HIGH MED. HIGH MED. MED. « • DT 518 MED. HIGH MED. HIGH MED. MED. « • DT592 MED. HIGH MED. HIGH MED. MED.   • TN D94 HIGH HIGH MED. HIGH MED. MED. « • TN 950 HIGH HIGH MED. HIGH MED. MED.   • DF 911 HIGH HIGH « HIGH « «   • DF 485 HIGH HIGH « HIGH MED. MED.   • VA 309 MED. « « « MED. MED. • PELLETIZED SEED AVAILABLE    « AVAILABLE PRIMED