NC 938

A unique flue-cured tobacco variety with higher cured-leaf yields than K326 coupled with strong black shank resistance.

Characteristics

• Maturity: Late

Disease Resistance

• Black shank, race 0: very high
• Black shank, race 1: medium
• Tobacco mosaic virus: susceptible
• Granville wilt: medium
• Root-knot nematode: resistant
• Potato virus Y: susceptible

Cultivar Development

NC 938 is produced by pollinating female parental line Cms L06-1074-1 with pollen produced by male parent OX2047. The pollen parent, OX2047, is an inbred line derived from a cross between the fertile inbred lines Speight 210 and OX7038, the latter being an NC State breeding line of unknown pedigree developed by Dr. Verne Sisson. The fertile version of the female parent, L06-1074-1, is an inbred line derived from a cross between commercially available flue-cured inbred cultivar K346 and NC State breeding line DH03B-55-21.

How to Get NC 938

Seed for research and breeding purposes are available from the breeder:
Dr. Ramsey Lewis (rslewis@ncsu.edu)

Acquiring seed will require a Materials Transfer Agreement between NC State and the interested party. NC State will consider proposals for non-exclusive seed production and marketing license agreements from tobacco seed companies interested in handling NC 938.