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Handling and Curing Characteristics of Cut-Strip Tobacco. Part 1: Effect of Strip-Size, Packing Density and Mode of Orientation Cover

Handling and Curing Characteristics of Cut-Strip Tobacco. Part 1: Effect of Strip-Size, Packing Density and Mode of Orientation

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Language: English
Page range: 7 - 13
Submitted on: Jul 20, 2001
Accepted on: Nov 29, 2001
Published on: Dec 30, 2014
Published by: Institut für Tabakforschung GmbH
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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