Effects of Chlorine Rates on Chlorine Content,Yield,and Quality of Flue-cured Tobacco

Chlorine content,distribution and accumulation,yield and quality of flue-cured tobacco were influenced remarkably by different amount of chlorine applied.Chlorine content and accumulation increased remarkably as increasing chlorine rate.There was a linear relationship between chlorine rate and chlorine content or accumulation.Chlorine distribution in upper leaves increased evidently as increasing the amount of applied chlorine from 0 kg/hm~2 to 48 kg/hm~2;and distribution in middle and lower leaves increased remarkably as increasing the amount of applied chlorine to 96 kg/hm~2;chlorine distribution in stem and roots had degressive trend as decreasing the amount of applied chlorine.Yield,quality and chemical composition were the best with 24 kg/hm~2 of chlorine applied;no chlorine applied or applied chlorine more than 24 kg/hm~2 had worse effects on yield and quality.