KT 212LC is an early-maturing, high-yielding variety. On a scale of 0 to 10 with 10 being complete resistance, it has a rating of 10 to race 0 black shank and medium resistance (rating of 4) to race 1. It is the only commercially available variety with early maturity, high yield potential and a significant level of resistance to race 1 black shank. In university variety trials, KT 212LC flowers at about the same time as KY 14 x L8LC. It has high resistance to black root rot, wildfire, and tobacco mosaic virus, but is not resistant to the virus complex. It has medium resistance to Fusarium wilt. Cured leaf quality has been good. This variety is a good choice for growers who would like to have an early-maturing variety for early harvest, but can’t successfully grow KY 14 x L8LC or other early- to medium-maturing varieties because of race 1 black shank. However, it is very important to remember that this variety has only medium resistance to race 1, and will not perform nearly as well as KT 209LC, KT 206LC, or KT 210LC in fields with high race 1 pressure. Much like TN 90LC, it will perform well in race 1-infested fields only if good rotation practices are followed and soil fungicides are used.