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.
1. Scientific Perspectives of Tea Plant Horticulture and Productivity - p. iii 2. cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. viii 6. Foreword - p. ix 7. Preface - p. xi 8. Chapter One Botany origin and spread of tea cultivars - p. 1 9. Chapter TWO Method of cultivation: propagation and multiplication of tea - p. 29 10. Chapter THREE Management of young tea plantation in field - p. 37 11. Chapter FOUR Mature tea (soil, water and shade) management - p. 49 12. Chapter FIVE Pruning systems and crop productivity - p. 73 13. Chapter SIX Physiology of the tea plant - p. 81 14. Chapter Seven Mineral nutrition in tea - p. 93 15. Chapter EIGHT Management of tea plantations: plant protection including weed control - p. 101 16. Chapter NINE Tea processing and quality improvement - p. 125 17. Chapter TEN Pollution of water, air, and toxic chemical elements - p. 137 18. Chapter ELEVEN Current problems and remedial measures required in tea plantations - p. 143 19. Chapter Twelve Priority areas of research for the preeminent position of Indian tea plantations - p. 147 20. Chapter THIRTEEN Case studies, field observations, and troubleshooting - p. 167 21. References - p. 201 22. Index - p. 203
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.
1. Scientific Perspectives of Tea Plant Horticulture and Productivity - p. iii 2. cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. viii 6. Foreword - p. ix 7. Preface - p. xi 8. Chapter One Botany origin and spread of tea cultivars - p. 1 9. Chapter TWO Method of cultivation: propagation and multiplication of tea - p. 29 10. Chapter THREE Management of young tea plantation in field - p. 37 11. Chapter FOUR Mature tea (soil, water and shade) management - p. 49 12. Chapter FIVE Pruning systems and crop productivity - p. 73 13. Chapter SIX Physiology of the tea plant - p. 81 14. Chapter Seven Mineral nutrition in tea - p. 93 15. Chapter EIGHT Management of tea plantations: plant protection including weed control - p. 101 16. Chapter NINE Tea processing and quality improvement - p. 125 17. Chapter TEN Pollution of water, air, and toxic chemical elements - p. 137 18. Chapter ELEVEN Current problems and remedial measures required in tea plantations - p. 143 19. Chapter Twelve Priority areas of research for the preeminent position of Indian tea plantations - p. 147 20. Chapter THIRTEEN Case studies, field observations, and troubleshooting - p. 167 21. References - p. 201 22. Index - p. 203
