tobacco, common name of the plant Nicotiana tabacum and, to a limited extent, Aztec tobacco (N. rustica) and the cured leaf that is used, usually after aging and processing in various ways, for smoking, chewing, snuffing, and extraction of nicotine. In India tobacco is predominantly cultivated in AP, Gujarat, Karnataka, UP and Bihar. Tobacco is one of the most economically significant agricultural crops in the world. It is a drought tolerant, hardy and short duration crop. In India, the tobacco crop directly or indirectly supports ~36 million people engaged in production, processing, marketing

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