Scientific Perspectives of Tea Plant Horticulture and Productivity is a complete, step-by-step guide on how to maximize tea plant growth, yield and quality. Chapters focus on the methods of cultivation, soil and water management, plant physiology, plant protection and weed control, problems from pollution and climate change, and eco-friendly remedial actions. This is an essential read for plant biologists and tea horticulturalists as the tea industry is struggling due to high production costs, changing climates and diminishing plant yields, with countries in Asia declaring the industry at 'crisis point.'
Horticulturalists need solutions to problems with plant productivity, quality, stress management and eco-friendly cultivation practices. There have been several technological advances in the field and horticulturalists need guidance on how best to implement new technologies, hence the importance of this new resource.
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Table of Contents
1. Botany Origin and Spread of Tea Cultivars 2. Method of Cultivation: Propagation, Multiplication of tea 3. Management of young tea plantation in field 4. Soil, water and shade management 5. Pruning on productivity 6. Physiology of Tea Plant 7. Mineral Nutrition in tea 8. Plant protection including weed control in tea Plantations 9. Tea Processing and Quality Improvement 10. Pollution of water, air and toxic chemical elements 11. Current Problems and Remedial Measures required in tea Plantations 12. Priority areas of Research for the pre eminent position of Indian Plantations 13. References 14. List of Ilustrations
