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Nicotiana Tabacum
Colloquial name
Tobacco
Order
Solanales
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Nicotiana
Habitat
Native of tropical and subtropical America now commercially cultivated worldwide
Germ type
Light germs
Germination time
6-10 days
Growth
6-8 weeks for full growth
Planting conditions
Sprinkle seeds onto soil and gently push them into the loose soil, cover them with a plastic humidity dome (2 weeks) loosen up the soil every 10-12 days
Light requirements
16h white light
Temperature requirements
Optimal temperature until germination: 20°C, optimal temperature after germination: 28°C
Water requirements
Water once every 3 days
Moisture requirements
Soil(mixed with Sand)should be kept moist not wet
Fertilizer
High demand for nitrogen and phosphate, 20-20-20 fertilizer (NKP) once per week to older plants, alkaline, lime fertilizer
Extras
When the tobacco starts flowering, cut off the top part of the stem to increase lateral growth and leaf sizes
Pot diameter
Repot after formation of 2nd pair of leaves, minimum 15 cm diameter
Size
Up tp 2 meters
Usage
Model organism, processed into tobacco, treatment of rheumatic swelling, skin diseases, painful piles, and stings
Sources
- Brandt, W., Gürke, M., Köhler, F. E., Pabst, G., Schellenberg, G., & Vogtherr, Max. (1883). Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen mit kurz erläuterndem Texte :Atlas zur Pharmacopoea germanica, austriaca, belgica, danica, helvetica, hungarica, rossica, suecica, Neerlandica, British pharmacopoeia, zum Codex medicamentarius, sowie zur Pharmacopoeia of the United States of America /herausgegeben von G. Pabst. Fr. Eugen Köhler,. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.623