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- English
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Scientific Perspectives of Tea Plant Horticulture and Productivity
About this book
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.
- Written by a tea industry expert with almost 40 years' of experience
- Provides a practical guide on all aspects of tea cultivation, with step-by-step protocols
- Includes plantation troubleshooting and other remedial actions
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Table of contents
- Scientific Perspectives of Tea Plant Horticulture and Productivity
- Chapter One Botany origin and spread of tea cultivars
- Chapter TWO Method of cultivation: propagation and multiplication of tea
- Chapter THREE Management of young tea plantation in field
- Chapter FOUR Mature tea (soil, water and shade) management
- Chapter FIVE Pruning systems and crop productivity
- Chapter SIX Physiology of the tea plant
- Chapter Seven Mineral nutrition in tea
- Chapter EIGHT Management of tea plantations: plant protection including weed control
- Chapter NINE Tea processing and quality improvement
- Chapter TEN Pollution of water, air, and toxic chemical elements
- Chapter ELEVEN Current problems and remedial measures required in tea plantations
- Chapter Twelve Priority areas of research for the preeminent position of Indian tea plantations
- Chapter THIRTEEN Case studies, field observations, and troubleshooting
- References
- Index
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