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This article discusses a range of studies on starch changes in tobacco leaves during flue-curing. Important effects resulting from using different flue-curing equipment and techniques on starch content are presented. It concludes that future researches should be focused on the structure and physico-chemical properties of tobacco starch during the curing process.
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Song, Z., Li, T. & Gong, C. A review on starch changes in tobacco leaves during flue-curing. Front. Agric. China 3, 435–439 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11703-009-0076-0
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