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				COMPARATIVE INVESTIGATIONS OF SOME FOREIGN 
				AND DOMESTIC HYBRID VARIETIES OF VIRGINIA TOBACCO IN THE REGION 
				OF PRILEP
				
				Karolina Kocoska, Ilija Risteski
				
				University”St.Kliment Ohridski”-Bitola, 
				Scientific tobacco institute-Prilep,
				Republic of Macedonia, e-mail: 
				karolina_kocoska@yahoo.com
				
				ABSTRACT
				
				Two-year investigations (2008 - 2009) were 
				carried out in the field of Tobacco Institute-Prilep.
				The trial included six varieties of domestic 
				and foreign origin: K-326, Ø (USA), V-513
				(Bulgaria), Virginia SKR (Zimbabwe) and V-78/07 CMS F
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				V-82/07 CMS F1, 
				V-63/04 CMS F1
				
				(created in Tobaccoo Institute-Prilep, 
				Macedonia).
				Investigations were performed using the 
				standard methodologies. According to the obtained
				results, domestic hybrid CMS varieties have 
				shown better quality characteristics compared to the
				foreign varieties. From all varieties 
				investigated, we would especially emphasize the domestic malesterile
				hybrid V-63/04 CMS F
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				Key words: 
				virginia, hybrid varieties, 
				tobacco