Talk:Tobacco/to do
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- more biology of the plant - growing conditions, ecology, herbivores, model plant in plant defense research etc.
- medical - epidemiology of lung cancer and heart disease, why it's carcinogenic, more on nicotine & addictiveness
- how is it cured/prepared for different uses?
- history - tobacco trade, triangular trade, role in development of the american south
- contemporary politics - anti-tobacco lawsuits & legislation
- find attribution for the snuff poem -- see John Graves's essay on snuff in From a Limestone Ledge
- history of varieties -- in US, colonial orinoco & sweet-scented. Also list USDA types and where they're grown. See www.ustobaccofarmer.com for a nice map.
- agriculture
- revise and rephrase
- tie down sources formatting
moved from talkpage by Peter Isotalo 19:59, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
