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Some Factors Limiting Yields of Tea (Camellia sinensis)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

T. W. Tanton
T. W. Tanton
Affiliation:
Tea Research Foundation of Central Africa, PO Box 51, Mulanje, Malawi
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Summary

Measurements indicate that the tea crop—which consists of young shoots—is sink-limited and that the plucking of immature shoots, essential for quality tea, is a major factor limiting yields of the crop. The importance of this aspect in selecting for high-yielding plant material is discussed.

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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , April 1979 , pp. 187 - 191
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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