Only a portion of the tobacco inside a cigarette comes from the leaf of a tobacco plant. A significant amount of the shredded brown innards of most modern cigarettes is a paper product called ...

According to the country's Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board, tobacco farmers have expanded planting area to 125,000 ...

Plants send distress signals when under attack from pests, drought, or disease, but these signals are often invisible to the ...

For most of its history, North Carolina’s development has been shaped by a significant yet controversial crop: tobacco. The ...

Higher tobacco leaf prices have eroded cigarette makers' margins, and a potential GST hike threatens to reverse recent volume gains. With little room for price hikes, the industry faces pressure ...