1. General Characteristics: Quality indicated by such grade designations shall be that such tobacco shall consist of whole leaf duly cured @. All the Tobacco shall be sound*. clean and free from excess moisture and other extraneous matter**.
2. Special characteristics- : Special characteristics as described under column 3 to 7 of the schedule constitute quality prescribed for different grade designations. Important terms used in the Schedule have been defined which form a part of the schedule.
@ Tobacco dried of its sap by either natural or artificial process.
* The tobacco shall be regarded as 'sound' if it is free from the effect of mould, rot, black-rot or other fungus or other bacterial diseases which affect tobacco in its cured state, Including tobacco having the odour of mould, must or rot.
**Any foreign matter or material such as straw, strings rubber bands grass weeds or any excessive amount of dirt or sand.
SCHEDULE-I (See rules 2 and 3) Grade designation and definition of quality of un manufactured Flue-cured Virginia tobacco grown in Karnataka State Plant Grade Colour Spot/Blemish Maturity/grain/ Body Description of leaf Position designation injury/waste in texture terms of percentage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Primings PIL Bright Lemon Upto 20% More ripe and very thin 'Priming (P)' consists of first (P) grainy two or three leaves from the bottom of a plant. Being sand leaf shows a material amount of injury and subject to disease to a larger extent compared to other positions. Comparatively short leaf having open face and an earthy nose.
P2L Fairly bright 20 to 30% More ripe very thin " lemon and grainy P3L lemon 30 to 55% More ripe very thin " and grainy P4L lemon up to 80% More ripe very thin " and grainy P5L lemon More than 80% More ripe very thin " and grainy P10 Bright Orange Upto 20% More ripe very thin " and grainy P20 Fairly bright 20 to 30% More ripe very thin " Orange and grainy P30 Orange 30 to 40% More ripe very thin " and grainy P40 Orange Up to 80% More ripe very thin " and grainy P50 Orange More than 80% More ripe very thin " 1 and grainy P1J Pale lemon Up to 20% Unripe to ripe very thin Leaves from 'P' position of orange and close grained consisting of slick, sponge, coarse, harsh, scorched, immature and dry natured tabcco.
P2J Pale lemon 20 to 30% Unripe to ripe Very thin " to orange & close grained P3J Pale lemon to 30 to 55% Unripe to ripe Very thin " orange & close grained P4J Pale lemon to up to 80% Unripe to ripe Very thin " Orange & close grained P5J Pale lemon to More than 80% Unripe to ripe Very thin " Orange & close grained Lugs and X1L Bright lemon up to 20% Ripe and very Thin to 'Lugs and Cutters (X)' consist Cutters (X)' grainy medium of four to five leaves above "Priming' position.
Comparatively broader leaves with wider spread from buttends.
Elastic, fine texture with natural lusture, characterized by small midribs and veins.
X2L Fairly bright 20 to 30% Ripe and very " " lemon grainy X3L Lemon 30 to 55% Ripe and very thin to " grainy medium X4L Lemon up to 80% Ripe and very thin to " grainy medium X5L Lemon More than 80% Ripe and very thin to " grainy medium X10 Bright Orange Up to 20% Ripe and very thin to " grainy medium X20 Fairly bright 20 to 30% Ripe and very thin to " Orange grainy medium X30 Orange 30 to 55% Ripe and very thin to " grainy medium X40 Orange Up to 80% Ripe and very thin to " grainy medium X50 Orange More than 80% Ripe and very thin to " grainy medium X1J Pale lemon to Up to 20% Unripe to ripe thin to Leaves from 'X' position Orange and close grained medium consisting of slick sponge, coarse, sponge, harsh, scorched, immature and dry natured tobacco.
X2J Pale lemon 20 to 30% Unripe to ripe Thin to " To orange & close grained medium X3J Pale lemon to 30 to 55% Unripe to ripe Thin to " orange & close grained medium X4J Pale lemon to up to 80% Unripe to ripe Thin to " Orange & close grained medium X5J Pale lemon to More than 80% Unripe to ripe Thin to " Orange & close grained medium Leaf (L) L1L Bright lemon up to 20% Ripe and 'Leaf (L)' consist of four medium grainy medium to five leaves above Lugs and to heavy Cutter (X) position. Usually long, but not as broad as cutters, gummy but not very elastic.
Generally having pronounced 2 midrib and veins. They tend to fold along the midrib.
L2L Fairly bright 20 to 30% Ripe and very Medium to " lemon grainy. Heavy L3L Lemon 30 to 55% Ripe and medium Medium to " Grainy. Heavy L4L Lemon up to 80% Ripe and medium Medium to " Grainy. Heavy L5L Lemon More than 80% Ripe and medium Medium to " Grainy. Heavy L10 Bright Orange Up to 20% Ripe and medium Medium to " Grainy. Heavy L20 Fairly bright 20 to 30% Ripe and medium Medium to " Orange grainy. Heavy L30 Orange 30 to 55% Ripe and medium Medium to " Grainy. Heavy L40 Orange Up to 80% Ripe and medium Medium to " Grainy. Heavy L50 Orange More than 80% Ripe and medium Medium to " grainy Heavy L5(R) Mahagony More than 80% Ripe and medium Medium to Grainy heavy L1J Pale lemon to Up to 20% Unripe to ripe Medium to Leaves from 'L' position Orange and very Heavy consisting of slick sponge, close grained. harsh, scorched, immature and dry natured tobacco.
L2J Pale lemon 20 to 30% Unripe to ripe Medium to " to orange and very Heavy close grained.
L3J Pale lemon to 30 to 55% Unripe to ripe Medium to " orange and very Heavy close grained.
L4J Pale lemon to up to 80% Unripe to ripe Medium to " Orange and very Heavy close grained.
L5J Pale lemon to More than 80% Unripe to ripe Medium to " Orange and very Heavy close grained.
Tips (T) T2L Lemon up to 30% under ripe Medium 'Tips (T)' consist of three to medium to to heavy to four leaves above Leaf' close grained. Position. Pointed tips, with narrow blade, coarse texture having deep colour intensity.
Leaf having prominent midribs and veins.
T3L Lemon 30 to 55% Under Ripe Medium to " medium to Heavy close grained.
T20 Orange up to 30% Under Ripe Medium to " medium to Heavy close grained.
T30 Orange 30 to 55% Under Ripe Medium to " medium to Heavy close grained.
T40 Orange Up to 80% Under Ripe Medium to " medium to Heavy close grained.
T50 Orange More than 80% Under Ripe Medium to " medium to Heavy.
3 close grained.
T4R Mahagony Up to 80% Under Ripe Medium to " medium to Heavy.
close grained.
T5R Mahagony More than 80% Under Ripe Medium to " medium to Heavy.
close grained T2J Pale lemon Up to 30% Under ripe, Medium to Leaves from 'T' position to Orange close grained Heavy consisting of slick sponge, harsh, scorched, immature and dry natured tobacco.
L3J Pale lemon to 33 to 55% Under ripe Medium to " orange close grained Heavy L4J Pale lemon to up to 80% Under ripe Medium to " Orange Close grained Heavy L5J Pale lemon to More than 90% Under ripe Medium to " Orange Close grained Heavy Priming BG Bright yellow or Up to 25% Ripe, grainly, Thin to Leaves from priming, Lugs Lugs & (Bottom lemon or orange to fine to medium medium and Cutters position Cutters Green) light brownish yellow or orange or lemon with greenish tinge on BMG Bright yellow or Up to 50% Ripe, grainy, Thin to Leaves from Priming, Lugs (Bottom lemon or orange to fine to medium medium and Cutters position, medium light brownish Green) yellow or orange or Lemon with green Cast on Leaf and TG Deep yellow or Up to 25% Under ripe to ripe, Medium to Leaves from leaf and tips Tips (Top lemon or orange to less grainy, heavy positions, Green) light brownish medium to yellow with coarse greenish tinge on Leaf and TMG Deep lemon Up to 50% Under ripe to Medium Leaves from Leaf and tips Tips (Top yellow ripe, less to heavy position medium or orange to light grainy, to Green) brownish orange close grained or yellow with green medium to cast on coarse Priming, No-G Leaf or part of the leaf (exce- Lugs & (No grade) pt stems free of lamina) which Cutters. - includes perished and trashy Leaf and - leaf, scrap and bits from all Tips positions not falling into any of the above grades. Free from any foreign matter extraneous to tobacco.
4 Note :- (1) For accidental errors in grading a tolerance limit of not exceeding 10% of the leave corresponding to the specification of the next lower grade will be allowed. For this purpose the grade in each position on the basis of co lour/style (Lemon, Orange and 'J' style grade) will be considered as a separate unit. Green grades (BG, BMG, TG, TMG) will be considered entirely as a separate unit. Admixture of leaves of different plants positions and colors will not be allowed in any grade.
(2) All the above grades of flue-cured Virginia tobacco containing more than 5 per cent admixture of undesirable tobacco produced on saline and low lying areas shall be marked with an additional letter (s) suffixing the grade designation mark. Definitions of various important terms used in the schedules.
1. Plant position : It is position of the leaves on a plant.
2. Grade designation : A grade designation normally consists of three symbols which indicate plant position, quality and color respectively. A letter is used to indicate plant position, a number to indicate quality and a letter to indicate co lour (L-Lemon O-Orange and R-Mahagony)
3. Blemish : It includes damage due to pests and diseases.
4. Body : The thickness and density of leaf or mass per unit of surface.
5. Grain : The structure and arrangement of the cells and fibers of the tobacco leaf resulting weave or texture.
6. Close grain : Abnormal development of leaf, resulting in a tight or close structure of cell and fibers, and a flat surface of the leaf.
7. Open grain : Normal development of leaf, resulting in an open structure of cells and fibers, and wrinkly surface of the leaf.
8. Ripe/unripe : Denote maturity of leaf. Ripped tobacco is matured and open grained whereas, unripe tobacco is immature and close grained.
9. Under ripe : Leaf which is slightly immature.
10. Slick : Very close-grained, immature and heavy bodied tobacco.
11. Sponge : Any discoloration of tobacco, formation of blemish or scars in curing due to run back or by changes in temperatures.
12. Scorched : Tobacco showing a noticeable degree of red caused by excessive heat.
13. Harsh : Tobacco having unpleasant and irritating smell.
14. Dry nature: Any lot of tobacco which meets all the requirements of a grade but is dry in nature shatters or tears easily.
5 TOBACCO GRADING AND MARKING RULES
SCHEDULE I
SCHEDULE II
SCHEDULE II
SCHEDULE II
SCHEDULE III
SCHEDULE III -A
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SCHEDULE X
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SCHEDULE XV
SCHEDULE XVI
SCHEDULE XVII
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SCHEDULE XIX
SCHEDULE XX
SCHEDULE XXI
SCHEDULE XXII
SCHEDULE XXIII
SCHEDULE XXIV
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SCHEDULE XXVII
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SCHEDULE XXX
SCHEDULE XXXI
SCHEDULE XXXII
SCHEDULE XXXIII
SCHEDULE XXXIV
SCHEDULE XXXV SUGRACANE GUR (JAGGERY) GRADING AND MARKING RULES
SCHEDULE I
SCHEDULE II (SEE RULE 4) Grade designation and definition of quality of Hand made shellac* Grade designation and definition of quality of machine made shellac*
SCHEDULE IV (See Rule 4) MYROBALAN GRADING AND MARKING RULES
SCHEDULE I
SCHEDULE II
SCHEDULE III
SCHEDULE IV
SCHEDULE V (See rule 5) Map of India
SCHEDULE VI TENDU (BIDI WRAPPER) LEAF GRADING AND MARKING RULES
SCHEDULE I (See rule 5)
SCHEDULE II SENNA LEAVES AND PODS GRADING AND MARKING RULES
SCHEDULE I (See rule 5) �
SCHEDULE II (SEE RULES 3 AND 4)
SCHEDULE IV TAPIOCA PRODUCTS (ANIMAL FEED) GRADING AND MARKING RULES
SCHEDULE I (See rule 5) HONEY GRADING AND MARKING RULES
SCHEDULE I THE SHEEKAKAI POWDER GRADING AND MARKING RULES �
SCHEDULE I KANGRA TEA GRADING AND MARKING RULES
SCHEDULE III THE PAPAIN GRADING AND MARKING RULES Grade designation and definition of quality of compounded Papain TAPIOCA SAGO GRADING AND MARKING RULES