Polisetty Somasundaram Tobacco threshers Pvt Ltd.

1. Planting : Monsoon Crop : Mid August - 1st week of September Winter Crop : Mid Sept. to Mid nov. 2. Marketing : Monsoon Crop : Feb to March , Winter Crop : April to June 3 3.Physical Characteristics 1. Color : Nut Brown 2. Leaf Size : Medium to heavy 3. Pore vol : 0.07 to 0.20 (MI/ Gm) 4. Filling value : 3.8 to 5.8 (CC/Gm) 4. Chemical Characteristics 1. Nicotine : 1.00 to 3.25 2. Sugar : 3.0 to 9.00 % 3. Chloride : 0.5 to 2.00 %

1. Planting : Mid - October to First week of November 2. Marketing : February to April 3. Physical Characteristics A. Color : Lemon B. Leaf Size : Medium to large C. Pore vol : 0.13 (MI/ Gm) D. Filling value : 2.6 to 2.8 (CC/Gm) 4. Chemical Characteristics 1. Nicotine : 1.0 to 2.5 2. Sugar : 8.6 to 20.9 % 3. Chloride : 0.5 to 1.5 %

1. Planting : Early may 2. Marketing : September to December 3. Physical Characteristics A. Color : Lemon to Orange B. Leaf Size : Large C. Pore vol : 0.13 (MI/ Gm) 4. Filling value : 2.9 to 3.8 (CC/Gm) 4. Chemical Characteristics A. Nicotine : 1.5 to 2.5 B. Sugar : 18 to 27 % C. Chloride : 0.1 to 0.2 %

1. Planting : July Lastweek to August last week 2. Marketing : November to January 3. Physical Characteristics A. Color : Rich - tan to Brown B.Leaf Size : Medium to Large C. Pore vol : 0.18 to 0.28 (MI/ Gm) 4. Filling value : 5.0 to 6.2 (CC/Gm) 4. Chemical Characteristics A Nicotine : 1.25 to 3.5 B. Sugar : 1.6 to 3.6 % C. Chloride : 0.15 to 0.45 %

1. Planting : October l st week to November 1st week 2. Marketing : May to June 3. Physical Characteristics A. Color : Rich - tan to Brown B. Leaf Size : Medium to Heavy Body 4.Chemical Characteristics 1. Nicotine : 2.5 to 4.5 2. Sugar : 1.8 to 4.8 % 3. Chloride : 0.5 to 2.0 %

1. Planting : October to November 2. Marketing : April to August 3. Physical Characteristics A. Color : Brown to Dark brown B. Leaf Size : Medium to large 4. Chemical Characteristics A. Nicotine : 3.0 to 5.5 B. Sugar : 1.1 to 2.6 % C. Chloride : 1.0 to 2.0 % Mainly used for cheroots, snuffpipe tobacco and cigarette blending and , for hookah paste making.

1.Planting : October to November 2.Marketing : April to August 3.Production: Anand area in Gujarat 4.Physical Characteristics : The primed leaf is Sun-cured and later fermented in bulk till brown to dark-brown colour develops. The leaf is medium to heavy-bodied. Used as Chewing tobacco.

1.Planting : October to November 2.Marketing : April to August 3.Production: Anand area in Gujarat 4.Physical Characteristics : The primed leaf sun-cured for 10 to 12 days till the stem dries and the leaf develops yellow colour.The leaf is light to medium bodied and golden - yellow in colour.later the leaves are tied into bundles and bulked for developing aroma. Also called Safna ,mostly used forchewing .The export packing ranges from 250 gms - 1000 gms and is availablein bales of upto 100 kgs.

1.Planting : October to Novembe 2.Marketing : April to June 3.Production: In Gujarat 4.Physical Characteristics : The primed leaf is Sun-cured and later bulked.The leaf is medium to heavy-bodied and greenish - brown to dark - brown in color. 5. Chemical Characteristics : a.Total Nitrogen % : 3.50-05.0 b. Nicotine % : 3.0 - 6.0 Used as chewing tobacco , hookah tobacco , for tobacco sheet making , for kreteks in Indonesia, pipe mixtures & cigarette blending.

1. Planting : Early October 2. Marketing : February to April 3. Physical Characteristics A. Color : Lemon Orange to Orange B. Leaf Size : Large C. Pore vol : 0.13 (MI/ Gm) 4. Filling value : 2.2 to 2.8 (CC/Gm) A. Nicotine : 1.5 to 3.0-4.0 B. Sugar : 13.8 to 23.5 % C. Chloride : 0.7 to 1.5 %

1. Planting : Mid October to Mid November 2. Marketing : February to May 3. Physical Characteristics A. Color : Lemon to Orange B. Leaf Size : Small to Medium C. Pore vol : 0.13 (MI/ Gm) 4. Filling value : 2.6 to 3.5 (CC/Gm) 4. Chemical Characteristics A. Nicotine : 1.0 to 2.0 B. Sugar : 10 to 17.5 % C. Chloride : 0.5 to 0.9 %