Mike CarrCambridge University Press, 2/28/2018EAN 9781107095816, ISBN10: 1107095816Hardcover, 456 pages, 25.3 x 17.8 x 2.5 cmLanguage: EnglishTea is big business. After water, tea is believed to be the most widely consumed beverage in the world. And yet, as productivity increases, the real price of tea declines while labour costs continue to rise. Tea remains a labour intensive industry. With a distinguished career spanning over 50 years and rich experience in diverse crops, Mike Carr is eminently qualified to indulge in an intelligent discourse on tea agronomy. In addition to a comprehensive review of the principal tea growing regions worldwide in terms of structure, productivity and principal constraints, he has attempted to question and seeks to find the associated experimental evidence needed to support current and future crop management practices. The book will assist all those involved in the tea industry to become creative thinkers and to question accepted practices. International in content, it will appeal to practitioners and students from tea growing countries worldwide.Foreword V. S. SharmaPrefaceit all dependsAcknowledgements1. Karibuni! Welcome to you all2. The world of teaa geriatric problem3. A changing climatestay cool!4. Taxonomic delightonly plant the best!5. The well-bred tea bushdeveloping high-yielding clones R. H. V Corley and G. K. Tuwei6. Planting and replantingwho ever said this was simple?7. Understanding the growth processescreating a framework8. Roots exposedlife underground9. We are only growing leavessource or sink?10. Plucks shoots, and leaveslooking after the children11. Machine-assisted harvestingthe need of the hour M. K. V. Carr and C. J. Flowers12. Hidden hunger and intelligent guessworkwe can only build on what has gone before13. Pores for thoughtgaseous exchange14. More pores for thoughtthe answer lies in the soil15. Water productivitymore crop per drop16. A shady businessteas need trees17. A nice cup of teais it made in the field or in the factory?18. Fair trade? Smallholders are beautiful19. The agronomist's reporta synthesis20. Support serviceshow sustainable is sustainability?GlossaryReferencesFurther readingIndex.
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