scholarly journals Key Elements of Technology Package Influencing Annual Tea Production of Small Tea Growers (STGS): Insight from Biswanath District of India

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 9799-9802
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Green Tea ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Tea Leaves ◽  
Tea Plantation ◽  
Environment And Health ◽  
Green Tea Leaves ◽  
Tea Production ◽  
Artificial Water

Though the tea sector of Assam is primarily dominated by the estate sector comprising of large tea gardens, the relevance of small scale tea plantation can never be denied as nearly 30% of the state’s tea production is contributed by Small Tea Growers (STGs). In fact the quality of green tea leaves produced by the Small Tea Growers (STGs) has outclassed that of the tea leaves produced by the estate sector. Since tea plantation is a technology intensive practice, the growers are bound to adopt certain technology components like artificial fertiliser, artificial pesticide, HYV clone, artificial water supply facility, etc. All these elements constitute a technology package which helps the tea growers to reap greater benefit in tea cultivation. This study is a humble attempt to investigate the marginal impact of each element of the technology package adopted by the Small Tea Growers (STGs) on their annual green tea leave production. Moreover it also tries to figure out the jeopardised effect of the technology package used in tea cultivation on environment and health.

scholarly journals Production of Non-Estate Tea Sector in Assam

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 658-663
Keyword(s):  
Green Tea ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
The State ◽  
High Price ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Tea Leaves ◽  
Continuous Growth ◽  
Tea Plantation ◽  
Green Tea Leaves ◽  
Tea Production

The state of Assam is well known for tea production and among all the tea producing states in India it alone contributes more than 50% of total tea production. Production of tea includes agricultural operations as well as processing and manufacturing and hence it can be placed in both agriculture and industry. Tea has immense potential in generating income and employment. Though the history of Assam Tea is more than 180 years old, the participation of local people in this sector was very limited. Earlier establishment of a tea garden was thought to be a capitalist activity requiring massive investment. It is only in the late 1980s, local Assamese people came to know that tea plantation can be profitably undertaken even in small scale with low capital investment. This paved the way for the educated unemployed youth of Assam to undertake tea plantation in small scale. Since then tea plantation in small scale in Assam grew gradually complementing estate gardens by supplying green tea leaves. In the late 1990s due to various constraints, the estate sector tea production in Assam experienced low productivity with declining tea acreage. This has further pushed the rapid growth of small tea growers. The estate gardens of Assam also became more dependent in procuring green tea leaves from the tea smallholding by offering high price. During the period 1996-98 small tea growers of the state received as high as Rs. 22/- per kg of green leaves which did not last very long. Due to various reasons price of produce of small tea growers has fallen sharply after the year 2000. Since then though acreage and productivity of small tea growers shows continuous growth, the growers often complain about low price for their produce. In this paper an attempt has been made to analyse the trend of tea acreage, production and price received in the non-estate sector tea production in Assam.

scholarly journals Orthodox Tea Production and Its Contribution in Nepal

2014 ◽  
pp. 34-42
Author(s):  
Krishna Poudel
Keyword(s):  
Field Study ◽  
Green Tea ◽  
Small Farmers ◽  
Tea Leaves ◽  
Good Source ◽  
The Third ◽  
Crop Farming ◽  
Green Tea Leaves ◽  
Tea Production ◽  
Indian Product

Orthodox tea is a major export oriented cash crop farming of eastern hilly districts of Nepal. Both tea estate garden and small farmers are involving in tea farming. This article is the outcome of both desk top and field study conducted between the months of June and August 2009. The study found that small farmers sell their green tea leaves mainly to locally established tea processing industries. Tea processing industries have strong role in fixing the price of green tea leaves so that small farmers gain a regular commercial income and also ensure local employment. Production is therefore increasing both at the small farmer’s level as well as at the level of the organized tea estates. Exporting tea to India and overseas countries is potentially a good source of revenue generation; however, there is no developed organized system for marketing beyond India. Most of the output goes directly to India and is sold as an Indian product in the international market.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ttp.v8i0.11510 The Third Pole: Journal of Geography Vol.8-10, pp. 34-42: 2010

scholarly journals Changes of phenolic compounds of tea leaves during Oolong tea process

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-75
Author(s):  
Tram Ngoc Nguyen ◽  
Oanh Ngoc Huynh ◽  
Hien Phuoc Phan
Keyword(s):  
Phenolic Compounds ◽  
Green Tea ◽  
The Other ◽  
Tea Leaves ◽  
Total Polyphenols ◽  
Oolong Tea ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Green Tea Leaves

It was believed that provided photographs of changes of total polyphenols (TPP), tannin, theaflavins (TF), thearubigins (TR) contents and total colour liquids. Green tea leaves were going through the stages: fresh tea → withering → incubated 1 → aromatic spin 1 → incubated 2 → aromatic spin 2 →fried inactivated enzymes. Tea samples in the stages were provided by Cau Tre tea factory. Tea samples were divided into two groups: the activated and inactivated enzyme groups – microwave was applied to treated the activated enzyme one. Tea samples after the inactivation were conducted. The results showed that TPP and tannin contents generally decreased. Changes of theaflavin contents were contrast to tannin contents. On the other hand, theaflavin and thearubigin are the major polyphenols that determine on the quality of Oolong tea.

scholarly journals Nitrogen Fertilization in Soil Affects Physiological Characteristics and Quality of Green Tea Leaves

HortScience ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 715-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Xiao ◽  
Zaiqiang Yang ◽  
Haijing Huang ◽  
Fei Yang ◽  
Liyun Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Green Tea ◽  
N Fertilization ◽  
Shoot Biomass ◽  
Tea Leaves ◽  
Total N ◽  
Spad Value ◽  
Green Tea Leaves ◽  
Fertilization Level ◽  
Growth Quality

To study the effects of soil nitrogen (N) fertilization on tea growth, quality and yield, a controlled experiment with green tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Ktze] was conducted. Five N fertilization treatments in soil were designed: 0, 0.97, 1.94, 3.88, and 5.82 g/kg/pot, which were subsequently recorded as N0, N1, N2, N3, and N4. The changes to young shoot biomass, total N and carbon (C), Soil and Plant Analyzer Development (SPAD) value, photosynthetic parameters, senescent characteristics, endogenous hormones, and the quality of green tea leaves were investigated. The results showed that with the increase in N fertilization level, the young shoot biomass, total N and C, SPAD value, net photosynthetic rate (PN), transpiration rate (Tr), stomatal conductance (gS), superoxide dismutase activity, indoleacetic acid, gibberellin, zeatin (ZT), caffeine, and amino acids increased at first and then decreased, the maximums appeared at 3.88 g/kg/pot; whereas the intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci), malondialdehvde contents, abscisic acid (ABA), polyphenol contents, and the ratio of polyphenols (PP) to free amino acid decreased at first and then increased, the minimums appeared at 3.88 g/kg/pot. The immediately significant change in all parameters appeared after 1 month of N treatments. The experiment showed that 3.88 g/kg/pot N fertilization level was the best for growth, quality, and yield of tea, which could provide a theoretical basis for short-term N fertilization management in tea tree.

Effects of Soil Selenium Supplementation Level on Selenium Contents of Green Tea Leaves and Milk Vetch

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dae-Jin Kim ◽  
Dae-Soo Chung ◽  
Sung-Chul C. Bai ◽  
Hyeong-Soo Kim ◽  
Yu-Bang Lee
Keyword(s):  
Green Tea ◽  
Selenium Supplementation ◽  
Tea Leaves ◽  
Green Tea Leaves
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