Objective] This study almed to expIore a suitabIe fIue-cured tobacco young seedIings cuItivation technique for tobacco-producing areas in Panzhihua. [Method] The randomized bIock design was used to conduct a two-factor test of fIoating pate and seedIing age. [Result] The young seedIings cuItivation technique re-duced the cuItivation cost by 76.6%; the optimum seedIing age was 45 d; the fIoat-ing pIate with specification of 595 hoIes/pIate couId best improve the cuItivation effi-ciency; and the Ieaf-uncut young seedIings cuItivation technique significantIy reduced the incidence of disease in tobacco pIants. In short, the production benefit of young seedIings cuItivation technique is significantIy higher than that of conventional tech-nique. [Conclusion] Referring to the young seedIings cuItivation techniques in Guizhou and Yunnan and according to the actual situation in tobacco-producing ar-eas of Panzhihua, the fIue-cured tobacco young seedIings cuItivation technique, which was suitabIe for tobacco-producing areas of Panzhihua, was deveIoped. This cuItivation technique can be used to provide tobacco seedIings for under-fiIm cuItiva-tion. In addition, it wiI provide a reference for reducing cuItivation costs, reducing environmental destruction, reducing incidence of disease and improving production efficiency of tobacco Ieaves.
