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 (0-100) |
Maturity² (Days after planting) |
Nicotine content (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | late | 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 | 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 | medium | medium |
| Ruby-T³ | R | s | s | R | R | MT | very low | low | medium | low |
| Chrystel³ | R | s | s | R | R | s | very high | medium | very early | high |
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)
HYV 13
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Resistances
Tolerant to Alternaria leaf spot |
Characteristics
| Yield (dt/ha) |
Quality (0-100) |
Specific Weight | Development stage (score) |
Maturity (Days after planting) |
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
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Resistances
Early flowering can occur with this variety under stress |
Characteristics
| Yield (dt/ha) |
Quality (0-100) |
Specific Weight | Development stage (score) |
Maturity (Days after planting) |
Nicotine content (%) |
Sugar content (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | High | High | Medium | Late | Very low | High |
| 28,6 | 74 | 18,32 | 60 | 107 | 1,1 | 25,45 |
HYV 27
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Resistances
Tolerant to Alternaria leaf spot |
Characteristics
| Yield (dt/ha) |
Quality (0-100) |
Specific Weight | Development stage (score) |
Maturity (Days after planting) |
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
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Resistances
Tolerant to Alternaria leaf spot |
Characteristics
| Yield (dt/ha) |
Quality (0-100) |
Specific Weight | Development stage (score) |
Maturity (Days after planting) |
Nicotine content (%) |
Sugar content (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium | Medium | Medium | Late | Late | Low | Low |
| 29,5 | 72 | 17,67 | 57 | 109 | 1,4 | 23,67 |
HYV 33
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Resistances
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Characteristics
| Yield (dt/ha) |
Quality (0-100) |
Specific Weight | Development stage (score) |
Maturity (Days after planting) |
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
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Resistances
Early flowering can occur with this variety under stress |
Characteristics
| Yield (dt/ha) |
Quality (0-100) |
Specific Weight | Development stage (score) |
Maturity (Days after planting) |
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
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Resistances
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Characteristics
| Yield (dt/ha) |
Quality (0-100) |
Specific Weight | Development stage (score) |
Maturity (Days after planting) |
Nicotine content (%) |
Sugar content (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Very high | Medium | Early | Medium | Low | High |
| 28,6 | 77 | 17,65 | 60 | 107 | 1,3 | 26,52 |
Simone
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Resistances
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Characteristics
| Yield (dt/ha) |
Quality (0-100) |
Specific Weight | Development stage (score) |
Maturity (Days after planting) |
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
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Resistances
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Characteristics
| Yield (dt/ha) |
Quality (0-100) |
Specific Weight | Development stage (score) |
Maturity (Days after planting) |
Nicotine content (%) |
Sugar content (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
| 28,8 | 71 | 17,60 | 59 | 105 | 1,5 | 27,12 |
Martina
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Resistances
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Characteristics
| Yield (dt/ha) |
Quality (0-100) |
Specific Weight | Development stage (score) |
Maturity (Days after planting) |
Nicotine content (%) |
Sugar content (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | Medium | Early | Early | High | High |
| 31,0 | 67 | 17,10 | 60 | 105 | 1,8 | 25,94 |
Stefanie
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Resistances
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Characteristics
| Yield (dt/ha) |
Quality (0-100) |
Specific Weight | Development stage (score) |
Maturity (Days after planting) |
Nicotine content (%) |
Sugar content (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Low | Low | Late | Very early | Very high | Low |
| 27,9 | 69 | 16,40 | 56 | 102 | 2,7 | 22,08 |
Raffaela
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Resistances
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Characteristics
| Yield (dt/ha) |
Quality (0-100) |
Specific Weight | Development stage (score) |
Maturity (Days after planting) |
Nicotine content (%) |
Sugar content (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Medium | Medium | Early | Early | Low | Very high |
| 31,6 | 71 | 17,00 | 62 | 104 | 1,4 | 28,04 |
Amelie
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Resistances
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Characteristics
| Yield (dt/ha) |
Quality (0-100) |
Specific Weight | Development stage (score) |
Maturity (Days after planting) |
Nicotine content (%) |
Sugar content (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Very high | Low | Medium | Early | Medium | Medium |
| 31,0 | 77 | 16,63 | 59 | 103 | 1,5 | 24,88 |
Topaz
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Resistances
Developed by NiCoTa and Bergerac Seed and Breeding (BSB) |
Characteristics
| Yield (dt/ha) |
Quality (0-100) |
Specific Weight | Development stage (score) |
Maturity (Days after planting) |
Nicotine content (%) |
Sugar content (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very high | Low | Low | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
| 33,4 | 67 | 16,54 | 60 | 107 | 1,9 | 23,46 |
Ruby
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Resistances
Developed by NiCoTa and Bergerac Seed and Breeding (BSB) |
Characteristics
| Yield (dt/ha) |
Quality (0-100) |
Specific Weight | Development stage (score) |
Maturity (Days after planting) |
Nicotine content (%) |
Sugar content (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Very low | Medium | Early | Medium | Medium | Low |
| 31,8 | 64 | 17,14 | 60 | 106 | 1,6 | 22,86 |
Ruby-T
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Resistances
Developed by NiCoTa and Bergerac Seed and Breeding (BSB) |
Characteristics
| Yield (dt/ha) |
Quality (0-100) |
Specific Weight | Development stage (score) |
Maturity (Days after planting) |
Nicotine content (%) |
Sugar content (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very low | Medium | Very low | Very early | Medium | High | Medium |
| 26,6 | 67 | 15,70 | 64 | 106 | 1,2 | 24,53 |
Chrystel
Resistance
Developed by NiCoTa and Bergerac Seed and Breeding (BSB) |
Characteristics
| Yield (dt/ha) |
Quality (0-100) |
Specific weight (%) |
Development stage (score) |
Maturity (Days after planting) |
Nicotine content (%) |
Sugar content (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very high | Medium | Very low | Medium | Very early | High | Very low |
| 32,6 | 71 | 15,64 | 59 | 103 | 1,8 | 19,12 |
















