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Table 2 Comparison of nicotine levels of Virginia tobacco based on area of cultivation and leaf position

From: Levels of nicotine in Ethiopian tobacco leaves

Stalk (leaf) position

Billate tobacco leaves (%)

Shewa Robit tobacco leaves (%)

Lugs

2.24 ± 0.07

1.75 ± 0.05

Cutter

2.48 ± 0.11

2.04 ± 0.06

Leaf

3.29 ± 0.18

2.18 ± 0.04

Tip

5.03 ± 0.27

2.81 ± 0.12

Mean

3.26 ± 0.16

2.20 ± 0.07