Journal of Zhejiang Agricultural Sciences ›› 2026, Vol. 67 ›› Issue (4): 872-877.DOI: 10.16178/j.issn.0528-9017.20240696

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Correlation between physical properties of tobacco leaves and lamina structure

WANG Yimin1(), GUO Jun1, ZHU Zhiyin1, PENG Dong2, LIU Guosheng1, SONG Zhiyong1, LE Jiajie1, JIANG Pinglin1, LUO Xianhua1, SHUAI Ming1, JIAN Panfeng2, GUO Yun3, WU Yunjie3(), WEN Yongcai2()   

  1. 1.Yongzhou Redrying Factory,Hunan Tobacco Redrying Co. ,Ltd. ,Yongzhou 425000,Hunan
    2.China Tobacco Zhejiang Industrial Co. ,Ltd. ,Hangzhou 310008,Zhejiang
    3.Henan Agricultural University,Zhengzhou 450046,Henan
  • Received:2024-08-30 Online:2026-04-11 Published:2026-04-17
  • Contact: WU Yunjie,WEN Yongcai

Abstract:

In order to improve lamina structure,tobacco leaf samples were analyzed by factor analysis and cluster analysis,to study the relationship between the physical properties of flue-cured tobacco leaves and lamina structure. The results showed that the overall trend of leaf density,softness,shear force,puncture force,adhesion force and thickness decreased gradually from upper leaves to lower leaves,and the mechanical properties of tobacco leaves from different producing areas and different grades were quite different. The leaf rate of >25.40 mm×25.40 mm and >12.70 mm×12.70 mm was significantly (p<0.05) or extremely significantly (p<0.01) correlated with thickness, leaf density, softness, shear force, adhesion, tensile force and puncture force, while the leaf rate of <2.36 mm×2.36 mm was negatively correlated with puncture force. The rate of stem content in leaves was significantly or extremely significantly positively correlated with the length,width,and stem content rate,and was extremely significantly negatively correlated with the tensile force and puncture force. Other physical indicators had no significant correlation with the lamina structure. The results of cluster analysis showed that tobacco leaf samples could be divided into 4 categories,and the comprehensive physical characteristics of the same category were relatively close. By setting different equipment parameters and grouping processing according to the category,the tobacco leaf crushing process could be reduced,and the lamina structure economic indexes of tobacco leaves with different physical characteristics were further optimized after beating and re-drying.

Key words: tobacco leaf, physical property, beating and redrying, lamina structure, correlation

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