Moldavskii does not look like a burley to me, although it still could be.
Bob
Moldavian 456
(SOVIET LARGE-LEAVED)
The variety bred in VITIM by V.N. Kosmodemyanskiy (1946). In terms of agrobiological properties, it is closest to Trapezondam, differing from them in sessile, larger leaves. Includes a small number of forms.
Morphological properties. Plants are vigorous with erect leaves, broadly oval or conical in shape. The stem is thick at the base. The leaves are light green in color, sessile, the leaf blade is oval-elongated, the apex is strongly pointed, the surface is smooth, the middle vein is wide and thick. The number of leaves is 30, the length of the leaf is 50 and more, see Biological properties. The variety is medium and late ripening, high-yielding. Some varieties are disease resistant.
The raw product is quickly poured out and easily dried, acquires a light yellow-orange color, skeletal type.
Variety type Trapezond
Old Asia Minor type. The initial focus of Trapezond's formation is the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus, Turkey.
Morphological signs. Medium and tall plants are cone-shaped and oval in shape with raised-protruding and arcuate curved leaves. The stem is of medium thickness. Inflorescences are corymbose or corymbose-paniculate, loose, large in size. The flowers are pale pink in color with a medium-sharp transition of the corolla tube into a funnel and a dissected limb. Leaves are bright green in color, petiolate, oval, oval-elliptical and elongated, with a thick midrib and smooth surface. The number of leaves ranges from 20 to 30, the leaves are large - 35-45 cm in length, the ratio of leaf length to width is 1.8: 2.
Biological properties. The variety is mid-season, drought-resistant, medium and high-yielding.
Raw product. Reddish-orange and yellow-orange color, increased strength, low aromaticity, skeletal type. It is used as a filling mass in cigarette and cigarette production.
As the tobacco culture of the Trapezond type advanced to areas more remote from the Black Sea coast, as a result of selection, new forms were created, which, with general similarity, also have significant differences. With regard to the Soviet Union, the Trapezond cultivar has the following cultivars - Beregovye, Kuban, Kakheti.