邓县处于南阳盆地，是河南著名的晒烟产地。所产晒烟分为“折子烟”（邓片）和“纽烟”两种。折子晒烟色泽黄亮，清香醇和，燃烧性好，杂气少，含总糖10%，烟碱1%，过去多作为旱烟或水烟，后来作为卷烟原料，在清代是供皇室吸用的贡品。
      
    邓县种植晒烟起源于清顺治年间，当时加工成纽烟，种植面积越有万亩左右，到了1910年，学习外地先进技术，逐步改为折子烟，种植面积最多年份达到4万亩左右。建国前后在一些地方，将晒烟改为烤烟，从而晒烟面积逐渐减少。到1958年，晒烟只有零星种植。
      
    晒烟品种有柳叶尖、小金黄、葫芦头等。栽种技术也不复杂，一般于惊蛰播种，立夏移栽，每亩栽2700株左右。
      
    折子烟要求叶片大小适中，于现花蕾时打顶，每棵留叶不能过多，一般每株留叶25片左右。六月下旬开始采收，七月上中旬进入主要收获期。
      
    目前邓县折子烟只有零星种植，在当前香烟向混合型发展的前提下，河南卷烟工业，不仅需要质量好的烤烟原料，而且还需要一定数量的晒烟为原料。因此邓县恢复种植一些晒烟是十分必要的。


 

Dengxian Sun-cured Tobacco

    Deengxian County, located in Nanyang Basin, is a famous producing area of sun-cured tobacco in Henan Province. Tobaccoes produced there are high-quality and have been set as tributes in Qing Dynasty.
      
    The cultivation of sun-cured tobaccoes begins in Shunzhi period of Qing Dynasty. The varieties include needles of willow leaves, gourd's head, etc. These tobaccoes have uncomplicated cultivating technique.
      
    In modern time, cigarettes tend to mixed type. Besides, Henan tobacco industry needs high quality and quantity sun-cured tobaccoes as materials. Thus, it's necessary to recover and develop the cultivation of sun-cured tobaccoes in Dengxian County.