In order to determine the effect of different harvesting methods on the yield and quality of cured tobacco leaves,the ap-pearance quality,chemical composition,sensory quality and economic characteristics of four harvesting methods were studied com-pared with traditional harvesting methods.The results showed that the four times harvesting method was beneficial to improve the ap-pearance quality,chemical composition,sensory quality and economic characteristics of the middle and upper cured tobacco leaves,and was beneficial to the production of flue-cured tobacco.