Today people of some 150 countries consume 25,000 cups of the brew every second and more than 2.16 billion cups daily......

Well, on the bush, tea leaves contain thousands of chemical compounds, when they are processed, these compounds break down, form complexes and form new compounds. .....

Tea is not just a drink, it is much more than a pleasing beverage.It is considered a health drink. For the most part of the world, tea is simply considered a tasteful drink.....

At present about 62 countries spread over all the continents except North America, within the latitudinal range of 450 N to 340 S cultivate tea......

You have already come to know that all types of tea are processed from the amazing Camellia sinensis, the tea plant, whose tender shoots- two to three leaves with the bud are used to produce tea.....

The Tea plant under natural conditions is an evergreen tree or a shrub. Under cultivation, it pruned down and trained as low spreading bush to ensure that maximum young shoots can be harvested.....

With a history spanning 5,000 years of cultivation, tea has come to occupy an important place among plantation crops of the world......

The original habitat of tea plant is South-East Asia which experiences a warm, wet summer and a cool, dry (or less wet) winter. Atmospheric humidity remains high even during the dry and cold winter.....

Seeds were the only source of planting in the beginning of tea cultivation. Early plantations in Assam were done by collecting seeds from the indigenous tea plants which were growing in the hills of .....

You have come to know that there are basically two types of planting materials for any new planting or replanting. These are Clones and Clonal seed stock varieties......

You have already come to know that all the biclonal seed varieties are the crosses of two clones. The clones involved in the production of seed varieties may be vegetative or generative clones.....

Cultivation of tea is one of the most sophisticated methods of agriculture. Over the years, the agro-techniques in tea cultivation have been continuously developed and refined in different countries.....

Land preparation before planting tea is an important operation. Proper care should be taken at the time of land clearing and preparation. At this stage, there is every chance of land erosion.....

Planting is also a simple process, but if not properly done, it can cause serious setback to the establishment, growth and development of young tea.....

Tea being a perennial long term crop, any mistake you do at the time of planting cannot be rectified easily. Conservation of soil, means to check the erosion, to protect the soil organic mature .....

The initial 4 to 5 year period after planting is crucial because during this formative period if a good frame cannot be developed, the plantation cannot sustain high yield......

The methods followed in bringing up of young tea in different countries are almost similar excepting the variation in height, age of plants and timing of pruning and tipping operations.....

The young tender shoots of tea plant constitute the economic yield of the tea crop. Therefore, the tea plant, which is a small tree or a shrub by habit, under cultivation, is trained to form a low bus.....

Plucking in tea is synonymous to harvesting in other crops. It is also described as picking in some countries. The tender apical portions of shoots consisting of two to three leaves and the terminal.....

When you drive to Upper Assam, the world famous tea growing tract, along the National Highway, miles after miles you will see tea gardens one after another on either side of the highway. .....

Tea plants are evergreen and perennial that is cultivated mostly as a monoculture. Tea plantation thus provides a suitable condition for the pests to feed on and breed......

Tea is cultivated under varying soil and climatic conditions remote from its natural habitat. Moreover, it is subjected to different cultural practices which are widely at variance with its natural co.....

Tea processing is the method in which the leaves from the tea plant, Camellia sinensis are transformed into the dried leaves for brewing tea. .....

After the introduction of tea in India, innovation with regard to the tea machinery took place Britain apart from its huge involvement in the tea trade globally was more naturally poised towards.....

Tea tasting is the process in which a trained taster determines the quality of a particular tea. Due to climatic conditions, topography, manufacturing process, and different clones of the tea plant.....

The marketing system of tea refers to the complex system of institutions and operations which intervene between the producer of tea on the one hand and ultimate consumer who drinks his cup of tea.....

You have come to know that traditionally tea was cultivated in China or Japan as a peasant crop.....

You have come to know how the origin of tea is infused with blend of myth and facts and coloured by ancient concepts of spirituality and philosophy......

Traditionally tea is being cultivated as a peasant crop in many countries of the world.It is grown in small scale by the farmers. However, here in Assam you will see a different picture. .....

Tea culture is defined by the way tea is made and consumed; by the way the people interact with tea, and by the aesthetics surrounding tea drinking. It includes aspects of tea production, tea brewing.....

Tea cultivation is very old. For centuries people have cultivated to satisfy the needs of all those who love to drink this popular beverage. Since tea cannot be cultivated in all regions.....