Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Stages: 9

What to use, stage by stage

Stage 1: SOIL PREPARATION
Products to use
  • Nacrowin - 50kg /acre
  • Organic Carbon - 5-10 kg/ acre
  • Nacro 02 - 1-2 kg / acre
  • Nacro Gold – 5litres/acre
  • VAM – 2–5 kg/acre
Purpose

Supports root development
Helps improve nutrient and water acquisition
Useful for better root-zone establishment
Tobacco Board emphasizes healthy seedlings and transplanting practices because they help overcome transplantation shock and improve crop uniformity.
Tobacco Board

Stage 2: NURSERY STAGE
Products to use
  • Humic Flakes - 5kg /acre
  • Fulvic powder - 5kg/ acre
  • Amino powder - 5kg/ acre
  • Seaweed powder - 5kg/acre
Purpose

Healthy seedling growth
Better root and shoot development
Improved seedling vigour
Helps seedlings tolerate environmental stress
Recommended approach: Produce healthy, uniform seedlings and avoid excessive nitrogen or excessive vegetative growth.
Tobacco Board currently promotes tray-seedling technology for FCV tobacco because it helps produce healthy, uniform seedlings and reduces transplantation shock.

Stage 3: TRANSPLANTING STAGE
Products to use
  • Nacro Gold – 5litres/acre
  • Humic + Fulvic + Amino + Seaweed
  • After 7–10 days : 2–3 ml/L foliar spray.
Purpose

Faster transplant recovery
Supports new root formation
Helps overcome transplanting stress
Promotes uniform crop establishment

Stage 4: VEGETATIVE GROWTH
15-20 DAT
Products to use
  • Shakthi - 5litres/ acre
  • Mr.Crop - 5litres/ acre
Purpose

Supports active root growth
Encourages healthy plant vigour
Supports nutrient availability
Promotes uniform plant development
25–35 DAT :
Humic + Fulvic + Amino + Seaweed: 2–3 ml/L Foilar Spray

Stage 5: RAPID LEAF DEVELOPMENT
35 - 45 DAT
Products to use
  • Nacro Gold - 5 litres/acre
  • Groster - 5 litres / acre
Purpose

Supports root-zone nutrient availability
Maintains plant vigour
Supports continued leaf development
Helps maintain uniform crop growth

Stage 6: PRE-TOPPING STAGE
45 - 55 DAT
Products to use
  • Suraksha - 250gm/acre
  • Lavender - 500ml/acre
  • Humic + Fulvic + Amino + Seaweed : 2–3 ml/L Foilar Spray
Purpose

Maintain plant vigour
Support healthy leaf development

Stage 7: TOPPING & DESUCKERING
Products to use
  • Groster - 5litres/acre
  • Nacro Gold - 5litres/ acre
  • Mr.Crop - 5litres/acre
  • Humic + Fulvic + Amino + Seaweed: 2 ml/L Foilar Spray
Purpose

Supports plant recovery
Helps maintain plant vigour
Supports physiological activity of remaining leaves

Stage 8: LEAF MATURITY
60 - 80 DAT
Products to use
  • Humic + Fulvic + Amino + Seaweed: 2 ml/L Foilar Spray
Purpose

Support healthy physiological activity
Maintain leaf condition
Encourage more uniform crop development
At this stage, avoid excessive nitrogen applications, because tobacco leaf quality depends on appropriate crop nutrition and maturity management.

Stage 9: HARVESTING &CURING
Products to use
  • Harvest leaves according to the maturity indicators and recommendations applicable to the
  • particular tobacco type and region.
  • Key points :
  • Harvest at proper maturity.
  • Avoid harvesting immature or excessively over-mature leaves.
  • Handle leaves carefully to minimize mechanical damage.
  • Follow recommended curing temperature/humidity practices for the tobacco type.
  • Maintain clean storage after curing.
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