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this is the first scientific explanation I have heard on this...thank you for the informative post! MB
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From what I have read over the years Pinar Del Rio has 6 different types of soils. Most common are red limestone that has alkaline and high levels of iron and sandy based. Most farm images in Pinar show the red earth. Why Pinar was used for this crop is coincidence. Columbus discovered tobacco plantations in Holguin Province. The plants in Cuba don't reach 6 feet for two reasons; lack of fertilizer and convenience (its easier to work a 6 foot plant rather than 10 feet). Most farmers say that leaves were bigger and rounder 40 years ago. About 30+ years ago I remember wives complaining about a resin that came off the plants and would not come off the field workers clothes after being washed. That resin does not exist today. I think over time Cuba's lack of science/technology has prevented them from having bigger crops. The stress you refer to is a condition of this. Not because they can create stress. The best crops are along side a river. No stress at all. John :beer:
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Re: Cuban Cigars
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From what I have read over the years Pinar Del Rio has 6 different types of soils. Most common are red limestone that has alkaline and high levels of iron and sandy based. Most farm images in Pinar show the red earth. Why Pinar was used for this crop is coincidence. Columbus discovered tobacco plantations in Holguin Province. The plants in Cuba don't reach 6 feet for two reasons; lack of fertilizer and convenience (its easier to work a 6 foot plant rather than 10 feet). Most farmers say that leaves were bigger and rounder 40 years ago. About 30+ years ago I remember wives complaining about a resin that came off the plants and would not come off the field workers clothes after being washed. That resin does not exist today. I think over time Cuba's lack of science/technology has prevented them from having bigger crops. The stress you refer to is a condition of this. Not because they can create stress. The best crops are along side a river. No stress at all. John :beer:
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Fair enough. Most of my response regarding stress, how and why it is induced, and also regarding the type of soil came directly from Hector Luis Prieto on an interview at his farm. That's on Youtube.
The rest of my response, i.e. how plants, specifically Solanaceae (the family that the tobacco plant is in, along with tomatoes and chilis), react to stress, I got from discussions with old college friends after that interview with Hector. A pharmacist, a chemist and two biochemists working in human nutrition.
From what I have read over the years Pinar Del Rio has 6 different types of soils. Most common are red limestone that has alkaline and high levels of iron and sandy based. Most farm images in Pinar show the red earth. Why Pinar was used for this crop is coincidence. Columbus discovered tobacco plantations in Holguin Province. The plants in Cuba don't reach 6 feet for two reasons; lack of fertilizer and convenience (its easier to work a 6 foot plant rather than 10 feet). Most farmers say that leaves were bigger and rounder 40 years ago. About 30+ years ago I remember wives complaining about a resin that came off the plants and would not come off the field workers clothes after being washed. That resin does not exist today. I think over time Cuba's lack of science/technology has prevented them from having bigger crops. The stress you refer to is a condition of this. Not because they can create stress. The best crops are along side a river. No stress at all. John :beer:
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Fair enough. Most of my response regarding stress, how and why it is induced, and also regarding the type of soil came directly from Hector Luis Prieto on an interview at his farm. That's on Youtube.
The rest of my response, i.e. how plants, specifically Solanaceae (the family that the tobacco plant is in, along with tomatoes and chilis), react to stress, I got from discussions with old college friends after that interview with Hector. A pharmacist, a chemist and two biochemists working in human nutrition.