describe tea plantation is a beverage crop
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Tea and Coffee are the most commonly known beverage crops.. The geographical conditions needed for growing tea are .... ⬜ It can be grown either in plains or places having slight slopes. Tea is mostly grown in India and Bangladesh.In India, Assam is the largest producer of tea.
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Explanation:
TYPES:
1.Black Tea – by drying leaves in the sun & then rolling them mechanically between steel rollers & fermenting them
2.Green Tea – no fermentation in this process
3.Oolong Tea-made by fermenting tea leaves-gives gereenish-brown colour
TEMPERATURE: 12 to 35 degree C but 25 degree C is an ideal temperature
RAINFALL:150 cm TO 250 cm (distribution throughout the year)
SOIL: Light loams rich in iron content , porous sub-soils so that water percolates , stagnation of water near roots is harmful.
METHODS OF FARMING: By sowing seeds in germinating beds, and another method is to use cuttings from high yielding plants.
•AREAS AND STATES:
•Assam – largest producer
•Brahmaputra valley in Assam, Darjeeling in West Bengal, Kangra in Himachal, Garhwal Hills in Uttaranchal, Nilgiri Hills and Annamalai Hills in the South .
PICKING OF TEA LEAVES
PROCESSING
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5 STAGES OF PROCESSING:
1. WITHERING:
Tea leaves are spread on racks for 15 to 20 hours - hot air blown over the racks to remove the excess moisture - makes leaves soft and flexible.
LEAVES IN TEA PROCESSING PLANT
•Drying leaves
2. ROLLING: Tea leaves are pressed in rollers to break their cells and exposes the natural juices to fermentation. – this gives flavour .
They are rolling tea leaves
3. FERMENTATION: Leaves are spread out on special trays for fermentation under controlled temperature and humidity conditions. In this process the tannin in tea is partly oxidised and colour changes and flavour develops.
tea leaves are left for fermentation
4. FIRING OR DRYING: Fermented leaves are passed through oven over a belt
5. SORTING : Tea leaves are sorted out in various grades with the help of sifters with different size of meshes. After sorting they are given the brand names, denoting the size of the leaves like pekoe, broken orange, dust, etc)
sorting
REVISION:
a.. Which crop in India represents the world’s best example of plantation agriculture in all its aspects? What are the climatic requirements of this crop? (2)
Tea is the world’s best example of plantation crop.
CLIMATIC REQUIREMENTS are :
Temperature : It needs a temperature of 13 degree C – 35 degree C
Rainfall – It requires well distributed rainfall between 150 cms to 250 cms. It cannot withstand long spells of dry
conditions. It needs high humidity and heavy dew for it growth.
Soil – It requires light loamy soil with porous subsoil.