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    Determination of Nicotine content in Virginia Tobacco of Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa Universty, 1996-06) Tefera, Zewdu; Subbaiyan, M.(PhD)
    Tobacco is a complex chemical matrix, and annlY~ls or one or it, components. nicotine. is from the filct that varities arc inherently dim-.rent in their niclIilnl' c()ntlmts. Varities retain their relative rankings in nicotine content despite difrerences in wcathcr conditions and locations. III this study, nicotine content of virginia tobacco or I:thiopia has been investigated. 24 different samples were collected from Bilate and Shoa- Robit or Southern and Central parts of the country. Technique that has been applied to the analysis "I' ni;;(\(inf: in Virginia tobacco was a typical single-hcaln spectroscopy. Alit" data proce:;sing by Spce!.ronic Gencsys-2 was used te determine thc actual nicotine conlent in Virginia tobacl'o.