Abstract
The 52nd Tobacco Science Research Conference (TSRC) was held from 13th to 16th September 1998 in Atlanta, U.S.A., at the invitation of the University of Georgia, Atlanta. Two parallel sessions were held during which 64 papers were presented dealing with the results of recent biotechnological research with respect to the tobacco plant, as well as research into the manufacture and analysis of tobacco products, human smoking behaviour and the effects of pyrolytic products on the environment and the organism.