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Historical works on tobacco farming and production include B.C. Akehurst, Tobacco, 2nd ed. (1981); and E.R. Billings, Tobacco: Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce (1875). David B. Moyer, The Tobacco Book (2005), provides insight into the history, sociology, and economics of tobacco and smoking.

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  • James Edward McMurtrey
    Collaborator, Tobacco and Sugar Crops Research Branch, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Plant Science Research Division, Beltsville, Maryland; formerly Leader of Tobacco Investigations.
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Article title updated for style. Nov 04, 2026
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Pharmacology - Editorial: World No-Tobacco: effects of tobacco and nicotine on the brain. May 09, 2025
Add new Web site: BeTobaccoFree.gov - Nicotine Addiction and Your Health - Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction. Oct 19, 2017
Add new Web site: Invasive Species Compendium - Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco). Oct 19, 2017
Add new Web site: Invasive Species Compendium - Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco). Oct 19, 2017
Add new Web site: BeTobaccoFree.gov - Nicotine Addiction and Your Health - Nicotine and Tobacco Addiction. Oct 19, 2017
Add new Web site: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - About Tobacco. Sep 21, 2016
Add new Web site: Drug Info - Facts and Resources about Alcohol and Drugs - Tobacco Fact. Sep 21, 2016
Add new Web site: Westminster College - Tobacco Fact. Sep 21, 2016
Article revised. Aug 28, 2015
Bibliography updated. Aug 28, 2015
Media added. Apr 21, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 26, 1999
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