It is high yielding and possesses high resistance to tobacco vein mottling virus and black root rot, and medium resistance to tobacco etch virus. Available from Newton Seed Company, N 88 is a late-maturing variety with a field appearance similar to Kentucky 14. It has low resistance to both races of black shank and black root rot. This hybrid produces yields comparable to Kentucky 14 and Virginia 509. It possesses an upright growth habit and is resistant to tobacco mosaic virus, wildfire, black root rot, tobacco etch virus, tobacco vein mottling virus, and two strains of potato virus Y that occur in North Carolina.
Leaves are very large, and plants possess an upright growth habit.
It possesses resistance to a broad spectrum of tobacco diseases including black root rot, wildfire, root-knot nematodes, and tobacco mosaic virus. It is also resistant to tobacco etch virus, tobacco vein mottling virus, and specific strains of potato virus Y, and it has a low level of resistance to black shank. NC 3 is highly susceptible to blue mold and to fusarium wilt. Seed is available from F.W. Rickard Seed Company. Noted for its rapid growth and early flowering, it is resistant to tobacco mosaic virus, black root rot, and wildfire.