Flue cured tobacco is used as a filler in cigarettes or as tobacco for water pipes. It currently accounts for the largest proportion of tobacco cultivated in Europe. It is characterised by its low nicotine content and high sugar content.
Below, you will find an overview of our current virgin hybrid varieties:
| Variety |
Resistance |
Yield
(dt/ha) |
Leaf quality¹
(Index) |
Maturity²
(dap) |
Nicotine content
(%) |
| C.e. |
P.t. |
E.c. |
PVY |
TMV |
Oro |
| HVY 13 |
R |
s |
R |
R |
s |
s |
medium |
very low |
late |
medium |
| HVY 23 |
R |
s |
R |
R |
s |
s |
low |
high |
medium |
very low |
| HVY 27 |
R |
MT |
R |
R |
s |
s |
medium |
high |
very late |
low |
| HVY 28 |
R |
MT |
R |
R |
s |
s |
medium |
medium |
late |
low |
| HVY 33 |
R |
MT |
R |
R |
s |
s |
low |
very high |
late |
medium |
| HVY 35 |
R |
MT |
R |
R |
R |
s |
low |
medium |
medium |
medium |
| Sybille |
R |
MT |
R |
R |
s |
s |
low |
very high |
medium |
low |
| Simone |
R |
MT |
s |
R |
s |
s |
high |
very high |
late |
medium |
| Christine |
R |
vs |
s |
R |
R |
s |
low |
medium |
medium |
medium |
| Martina |
R |
MR |
s |
R |
R |
s |
high |
low |
early |
high |
| Stefanie |
R |
MT |
s |
R |
R |
s |
very low |
low |
very early |
very high |
| Raffaela |
R |
s |
s |
R |
s |
MT |
high |
medium |
early |
low |
| Amelie |
R |
MR |
s |
R |
s |
s |
high |
very high |
early |
medium |
| Topaz ³ |
R |
MT |
s |
R |
s |
s |
very high |
low |
medium |
high |
| Ruby³ |
R |
s |
s |
R |
s |
MT |
high |
very low |
early |
medium |
| Ruby-T³ |
R |
s |
s |
R |
R |
MT |
very low |
low |
late |
low |
R; Resistant T; Tolerant s; sensitive dap; days after plantation
¹ A high value indicates good quality.
² The weighted average value is the number of days until half of the harvest has been collected.
³ Developed by NiCoTa and Bergerac Seed and Breeding (BSB)
| C.e. |
Chalara elegans (Black root rot) |
| P.t. |
Peronospora tabacina (Blue Mold) |
| E.c. |
Erysiphe cichoarearum (Powdery Mildew) |
| PVY |
Potato Virus Y |
| TMV |
Tobacco Mosaic Virus |
| Oro |
Orobanche ramosa (Broomrape) |
HYV 13
 |
Resistances
| Chalara |
R |
| Blue Mold |
s |
| Powdery Mildew |
R |
| PVY |
R |
| TMV |
s |
| Orobanche |
s |
Tolerant to Alternaria leaf spot
|
Characteristics
| Yield |
Quality |
Specific Weight |
Development stage |
Maturity |
Nicotine content |
Sugar content |
| medium |
very low |
high |
medium |
late |
medium |
medium |
| 30,7 |
64 |
18,11 |
58 |
108 |
1,5 |
25,02 |
HYV 23
 |
Resistances
| Chalara |
R |
| Blue Mold |
s |
| Powdery Mildew |
R |
| PVY |
R |
| TMV |
s |
| Orobanche |
s |
Early flowering can occur with this variety under stress
|
Characteristics
| Yield |
Quality |
Specific Weight |
Development stage |
Maturity |
Nicotine content |
Sugar content |
| low |
high |
high |
medium |
medium |
very low |
high |
| 28,6 |
74 |
18,32 |
60 |
107 |
1,1 |
25,45 |
HYV 27
 |
Resistances
| Chalara |
R |
| Blue Mold |
MT |
| Powdery Mildew |
R |
| PVY |
R |
| TMV |
s |
| Orobanche |
s |
Tolerant to Alternaria leaf spot
|
Characteristics
| Yield |
Quality |
Specific Weight |
Development stage |
Maturity |
Nicotine content |
Sugar content |
| medium |
high |
high |
very late |
very late |
low |
low |
| 29,9 |
74 |
17,73 |
53 |
112 |
1,4 |
22,99 |
HYV 28
 |
Resistances
| Chalara |
R |
| Blue Mold |
MT |
| Powdery Mildew |
R |
| PVY |
R |
| TMV |
s |
| Orobanche |
s |
Tolerant to Alternaria leaf spot
|
Characteristics
| Yield |
Quality |
Specific Weight |
Development stage |
Maturity |
Nicotine content |
Sugar content |
| medium |
medium |
medium |
late |
late |
low |
low |
| 29,5 |
72 |
17,67 |
57 |
109 |
1,5 |
23,67 |
HYV 33
 |
Resistances
| Chalara |
R |
| Blue Mold |
MT |
| Powdery Mildew |
R |
| PVY |
R |
| TMV |
s |
| Orobanche |
s |
|
Characteristics
| Yield |
Quality |
Specific Weight |
Development stage |
Maturity |
Nicotine content |
Sugar content |
| low |
very high |
very high |
late |
late |
medium |
medium |
| 28,9 |
77 |
18,55 |
57 |
109 |
1,5 |
25,20 |
HYV 35
 |
Resistances
| Chalara |
R |
| Blue Mold |
MT |
| Powdery Mildew |
R |
| PVY |
R |
| TMV |
R |
| Orobanche |
s |
Early flowering can occur with this variety under stress
|
Characteristics
| Yield |
Quality |
Specific Weight |
Development stage |
Maturity |
Nicotine content |
Sugar content |
| low |
medium |
very high |
early |
medium |
medium |
very high |
| 28,2 |
70 |
18,71 |
60 |
106 |
1,5 |
27,76 |
Sybille
 |
Resistances
| Chalara |
R |
| Blue Mold |
MT |
| Powdery Mildew |
R |
| PVY |
R |
| TMV |
s |
| Orobanche |
s |
|
Characteristics
| Yield |
Quality |
Specific Weight |
Development stage |
Maturity |
Nicotine content |
Sugar content |
| low |
very high |
medium |
early |
medium |
low |
high |
| 28,6 |
77 |
17,65 |
60 |
107 |
1,3 |
26,52 |
Simone
 |
Resistances
| Chalara |
R |
| Blue Mold |
MT |
| Powdery Mildew |
s |
| PVY |
R |
| TMV |
s |
| Orobanche |
s |
|
Characteristics
| Yield |
Quality |
Specific Weight |
Development stage |
Maturity |
Nicotine content |
Sugar content |
| high |
very high |
high |
very late |
late |
medium |
medium |
| 31,6 |
78 |
17,96 |
55 |
108 |
1,5 |
24,96 |
Christine
 |
Resistances
| Chalara |
R |
| Blue Mold |
vs |
| Powdery Mildew |
s |
| PVY |
R |
| TMV |
R |
| Orobanche |
s |
|
Characteristics
| Yield |
Quality |
Specific Weight |
Development stage |
Maturity |
Nicotine content |
Sugar content |
| low |
medium |
medium |
medium |
medium |
medium |
high |
| 29,2 |
71 |
17,70 |
59 |
106 |
1,5 |
26,87 |
Martina
 |
Resistances
| Chalara |
R |
| Blue Mold |
MR |
| Powdery Mildew |
s |
| PVY |
R |
| TMV |
R |
| Orobanche |
s |
|
Characteristics
| Yield |
Quality |
Specific Weight |
Development stage |
Maturity |
Nicotine content |
Sugar content |
| high |
low |
medium |
early |
early |
high |
high |
| 31,47 |
67 |
17,20 |
60 |
106 |
1,8 |
25,83 |
Stefanie
 |
Resistances
| Chalara |
R |
| Blue Mold |
MT |
| Powdery Mildew |
s |
| PVY |
R |
| TMV |
R |
| Orobanche |
s |
|
Characteristics
| Yield |
Quality |
Specific Weight |
Development stage |
Maturity |
Nicotine content |
Sugar content |
| very low |
low |
low |
late |
very early |
very high |
low |
| 28,0 |
69 |
16,40 |
56 |
102 |
2,7 |
22,07 |
Raffaela
 |
Resistances
| Chalara |
R |
| Blue Mold |
s |
| Powdery Mildew |
s |
| PVY |
R |
| TMV |
s |
| Orobanche |
MT |
|
Characteristics
| Yield |
Quality |
Specific Weight |
Development stage |
Maturity |
Nicotine content |
Sugar content |
| high |
medium |
medium |
early |
early |
low |
very high |
| 32,1 |
71 |
17,15 |
61 |
105 |
1,4 |
27,73 |
Amelie
 |
Resistances
| Chalara |
R |
| Blue Mold |
MR |
| Powdery Mildew |
s |
| PVY |
R |
| TMV |
s |
| Orobanche |
s |
|
Characteristics
| Yield |
Quality |
Specific Weight |
Development stage |
Maturity |
Nicotine content |
Sugar content |
| high |
very high |
low |
medium |
early |
medium |
medium |
| 31,3 |
78 |
16,79 |
58 |
105 |
1,6 |
24,04 |
Topaz
 |
Resistances
| Chalara |
R |
| Blue Mold |
MT |
| Powdery Mildew |
s |
| PVY |
R |
| TMV |
s |
| Orobanche |
s |
Developed by NiCoTa and Bergerac Seed and Breeding (BSB)
|
Characteristics
| Yield |
Quality |
Specific Weight |
Development stage |
Maturity |
Nicotine content |
Sugar content |
| very high |
low |
low |
medium |
medium |
high |
low |
| 33,4 |
67 |
16,54 |
60 |
107 |
1,9 |
23,46 |
Ruby
 |
Resistances
| Chalara |
R |
| Blue Mold |
s |
| Powdery Mildew |
s |
| PVY |
R |
| TMV |
s |
| Orobanche |
MT |
Developed by NiCoTa and Bergerac Seed and Breeding (BSB)
|
Characteristics
| Yield |
Quality |
Specific Weight |
Development stage |
Maturity |
Nicotine content |
Sugar content |
| high |
very low |
medium |
early |
early |
medium |
low |
| 31,8 |
64 |
17,14 |
60 |
106 |
1,6 |
22,86 |
Ruby-T
 |
Resistances
| Chalara |
R |
| Blue Mold |
s |
| Powdery Mildew |
s |
| PVY |
R |
| TMV |
R |
| Orobanche |
MT |
Developed by NiCoTa and Bergerac Seed and Breeding (BSB)
|
Characteristics
| Yield |
Quality |
Specific Weight |
Development stage |
Maturity |
Nicotine content |
Sugar content |
| very low |
medium |
very low |
very early |
very early |
high |
medium |
| 27,3 |
68 |
15,71 |
64 |
108 |
1,2 |
23,89 |
