Tea

Tea production, cultivation of the tea plant, usually done in large commercial operations. The plant, a species of evergreen (Camellia sinensis), is valued for its young leaves and leaf buds, from which the tea beverage is produced Tea requires well drained soil with high amount of organic matter and pH 4.5 to 5.5. The performance of tea is excellent at elevations ranging from 1000 - 2500 m. Optimum temperature: 20 - 270 C.

Nutritional Deficiency Symptoms

Nitrogen

Older leaves become yellow in color; size of the leaf will be affected.

Phosphorus

Pigmentation seen in older leaves; stunted plant growth

Potassium

Marginal chlorosis occur in old leaves

Magnesium

Yellowing symptom seen in older leaves.

Sulphur

Yellowing of young leaves; elongation of leaf growth will be affected.

Boron

Plant tip and flower bud will be afected; leaf size become small as well as malformed

Copper

Young leaves become pale yellow in color.

Iron

Young leaves become yellow in color; Occurrence of interveinal chlorosis.

Manganese

Young leaves become yellow; veins remain green in color.

Zinc

Symptoms seen in young leaves; leves become small.







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