CT Tobaccoman
Well-Known Member
I recently found an envelope of Conn Shade seed (line 2025) from the 2004 crop that I worked on. We used this seed for our 2005 crop but had trouble with poor germination, about 75%. We actually re-seeded all our trays after 3 weeks and later culled out the extra plants or transplanted them into empty cells. After this difficult beginning we had an excellent crop with this seed in 2005.
This seed line has good resistance to black shank, black/brown root rot. It also has moderate resistance to blue mold and TMV (Tobacco Mosaic Virus) at ambient temperatures below 85-90 degrees. It has no resistance inbred against insects, potato or tomato virus. At the time, 2025 was the most widely used seed line for Connecticut Valley Shade Tobacco; and, given the fact that we collected a dozen 5 gal. plastic buckets of it, it is probably still in use.
If I were to use this seed, given that it is 10 years old and has a poor germination rate, I would plan on a worst case scenario of 50% germination.
I'd like to donate some of this to the seed bank, if you want it. Let me know how to donate it.
I will also send it to forum members who send me a self addressed stamped envelope. IM me for my snail mail address.
CT
This seed line has good resistance to black shank, black/brown root rot. It also has moderate resistance to blue mold and TMV (Tobacco Mosaic Virus) at ambient temperatures below 85-90 degrees. It has no resistance inbred against insects, potato or tomato virus. At the time, 2025 was the most widely used seed line for Connecticut Valley Shade Tobacco; and, given the fact that we collected a dozen 5 gal. plastic buckets of it, it is probably still in use.
If I were to use this seed, given that it is 10 years old and has a poor germination rate, I would plan on a worst case scenario of 50% germination.
I'd like to donate some of this to the seed bank, if you want it. Let me know how to donate it.
I will also send it to forum members who send me a self addressed stamped envelope. IM me for my snail mail address.
CT