Science of Tea Soil and Managing Young Tea

Tea is a vegetative & long standing perennial crop. Therefore during initiation- soil management, selecting planting materials of best suited combinations, Managing of tea and shade in a right pattern, bringing up & maintenance of young tea are of vital importance for succeeding the tea establishment and make economically more feasible. This book give emphasis on the land selection and land development process for tea planting mentioning suitable climatic factors; study about tea soil & its conservation nature with specific drainage system; how to tea planting in a convenient way along with establishment of ancillary crops i.e. shade & cover/green crop whose importance is unavoidable; three tier bush frame formation process to give young tea plants most vegetative phase ensuring more productivity; Discussed about different cultural operations for young tea management (0-5 years) eg. mulching, Green crop cycle, Weed control, Fertilizer application, Vacancies and infilling, Pest and disease control, Irrigation and remedial measure for natural disaster affect. Later on, summarizing an idea about cost involvement for raising tea/ha and maintenance cost year wise which may vary.