"For space farming, where every part of a plant may need to be edible, these findings are especially promising," Jozwiak said ...

The area transplanted with tobacco has risen by 14 percent, from 65 000 hectares on December 13 last year for the last crop ...

dig up and destroy infected plants wash their hands after handling ... crops they grow in a contaminated field - they must not grow tobacco or tomato plants in the field for at least two years ...

Japan Tobacco's third quarter saw tobacco core revenue grow another 8% on a constant currency basis. Volume increased by 2.4%, while better price/mix constituted the rest of the growth.