Bangladesh is one of the largest tobacco consuming countries in the world. Employment in tobacco farming accounts for less than 0.5% of agricultural employment in Bangladesh. Tobacco is grown throughout the country, with the largest tobacco growing areas including Rangpur, Kushtia, and Chittagong Hill. By: Mahedi Hasan Zahid IUBAT 192

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2.  Introduction of tobacco.
 Economic important
 Present situation of tobacco
Cultivation
 Variety In Bangladesh.
 cultivation methods
 Conclusion
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3.  Now a day about 42 thousand metric tons of
tobacco is produced annually in this country
 About 65 thousand hectares of land Apart
from Rangpur, Kushtia, also cultivated in
Jessore, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Bogra and
Mymensingh areas.
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4.  Tobacco is one of the most popular economical
crops in Bangladesh.
 Tobacco cultivation of farmers of (Rangpur and
Kushtia) plays a special role in this economy of
this country.
 The government earns significant amount of
revenue from tobacco and tobacco products
every year.
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5.  Scientific name: Nicotiana tabacum
 Kingdom :Plantae
 Order :Solanales
 Family :Solanaceae
 Subfamily :Nicotianoideae
 Tribe :Nicotianeae
 Genus :Nicotiana L.
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6.  Tobacco Origin South America There is enough
tobacco in the United States, China, India, the
Soviet Union, Brazil, Japan, Turkey etc. Most of
the tobacco is grown almost everywhere in
Bangladesh.
 In Bangladesh especially in the northern region,
tobacco is widely cultivated during the Rabi
season.
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7.  Tobacco is one of the
major additive crops.
Tobacco is used for
cigarette, biri, pipe and
hookah for smoked.
 Gul for mouth and mouth
teeth.
 Tobacco-dried water is
used for the purpose of
suppressing pest.
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8.  Warm and humid climate is absolutely
essential for tobacco cultivation.
 Tobacco is well-grown in 22c-26c
temperature.
 Annual rainfall of 1400-2100 mm is good for
tobacco cultivation.
 Tobacco seed requires 30c temperature for
ovulation.
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9.  Tobacco needs well
Drainage and
medium high level
soil.
 soils ph 5.5-7.
 saline and alkali
soils should be
avoided.
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10.  Cigarette tobacco:
N.C-95
Poker-244
 Biri tobacco:
Kelly
Nipani
 Hookah tobacco:
Motihari
T-50
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11.  Nursery bed should be
located in well drained high
level soil, close to the fresh
water sources.
 Saline soils must be avoided
 Bed should be east –west
orientation.
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12.  Best time for nursery
raising is October –
November 15.
 25 to 30 g seed raising
nursery enough for one
acre land.
 Nursery should be
transplanted after 2 to
3 months.
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13.  4-5 ploughing need for
tobacco production
 After ploughing the field is
divided into small plots.
 Levelling is necessary
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14.  tobacco is planted in
alignment.
 The distance from the
row to row 1 meter (3
feet) and the distance of
the plant to plant 60 cm(2
feet) is recommended.
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15.  UREA 130 -150 kg (acre)
 TSP 150 -180 kg (acre)
 MOP 100 – 110 kg (acre)
 ZINC SULFATE 3-4 kg (acre)
 5-6 irrigations are enough for tobacco.
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16.  Weeds must be removed.
 To harvest weeds in at least
3 times during the growing
season of tobacco trees.
 irrigation water needed 3-4
times for tobacco
cultivation.
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17.  Topping in tobacco is the removal
of terminal bud just after the
appearance of flowers head.
 The Removal of suckers is known
as desuckering,
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18.  Diseases:
 Tobacco mosaic
 Root rot
 Leaf Spot
Pest:
 bud worm
 jassid
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19.  Tobacco crop is for three
months.
 Cigarette tobacco leaf are
collection time is February 15
to March.
 If the leaf colour is yellow
green, the leaf is broke from
tree by hand.
 Should not break more than
1-3 leaf per plant at a time.
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20.  Dry in shade
In this method, to make tobacco
leaves dry, bamboo poles can be
made in the house by ropes
vertically. The leaves of tobacco are
kept hanging with a rope
 Heat dry
For this process there is a special
type of house it called Barn House.
Generally, the burn house is small,
medium and large this three types,
heat Ventilators are kept in the
furnace and air for the flow.
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21.  In Bangladesh, the yield of
normalized tobacco 900 -1000 kg
per acre.
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22.  A lot of foreign currency earns by exporting
tobacco and tobacco products abroad every year.
 Tobacco is most popular an economical crop of
our country farmers.
 Tobacco demand increased day by day.
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