Topping the bidi tobacco crop at 16-18 leaves per plant with fertilizer dose of 175:60:40 N:P205:K20 kg/ha (RDF) is a common practice. Production of tobacco could be increased with loading more number of leaves by allowing top suckers in addition to the recommended topping with higher fertilizer dose. A field trial was conducted at Agricultural Research Station, Nippani, Karnataka to know the response of Bidi tobacco to levels of suckers and fertilizers during Kharif, 1990. Increased sucker level significantly decreased the leaf thickness whereas it increased with increase in fertilizer levels. Application of RDF with two top suckers recorded higher tobacco yield (2491 kg/ha). Nicotine, nitrogen content, reducing sugar, potassium and ash decreased with increase in sucker level. Nitrogen, nicotine, chloride, potassium and ash increased with increase in fertilizer level or RDF whereas reducing sugar content decreased.