Figure 1. Upper-stalk cured leaf color as affected by harvest delay after Hurricane Irene at Border Belt Tobacco Research Station. Data are pooled across 10 varieties and reflect average USDA color standards.
Bar graph showing cured leaf color at days 2, 12, 22, and 32. V is shown by green, KV by green with stripes, KF by orange with stripes, F by orange, K by maroon, and N by black.

V, greenish (immature); KV, variegated green (unripe); KF, variegated orange (unripe); F, orange (ripe); K, variegated (ripe); N, Nondescript (oxidized/damaged).