Overview

This book provides comprehensive information on tea, including its history and current research, as well as offering solutions to persistent problems for policy makers. It includes color photographs and useful diagrams, and is divided into seven parts. The first part covers basic aspects, with a special focus on Darjeeling tea. The second part explores the role of small tea growers in Indian tea production. The third part discusses cultivation practices, while the fourth part delves into insect pest management and pesticide residue in tea cultivation. The fifth part examines research on Darjeeling tea and its impact, and the sixth part highlights the health benefits of tea. Finally, the seventh part looks at biotechnology in the tea industry.

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Author:   Niladri Bag ,  Arundhati Bag ,  L.M.S. Palni
Publisher:   New India Publishing Agency
Imprint:   New India Publishing Agency
Dimensions:   Width: 2.50cm , Height: 22.90cm , Length: 15.20cm
Weight:   0.750kg
ISBN:  

9789385516337

ISBN 10:   9385516337
Pages:   346
Publication Date:   20 October 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Story of Darjeeling Tea: A Historical Background by Sangmu Thendup and Sushma Rai 2. Small Farmers: Locating them in 'Darjeeling Tea' by Roshan P. Rai 3. Human Resource Strategies for Sustainable Development of Tea Plantation Workers in India by Ananda Das Gupta 4. The Science and Practice of Tea Pruning and Tipping in North East India by S. Baisya 5. Pesticide Resistance in Insect and Mite Pests of Tea in SubHimalayan TeraiDooars Plantations: Status, Detection and Possible Management by Ananda Mukhopadhyay, Somnath Roy, Soma Das, Kumar Basnet 6. Pests of Tea: Overview and Possibilities of Integrated Pest Management in Indian Tea Scenario by Somnath Roy, Narayanan Nair Muraleedharan and Gautam Handique 7. Tea Research for Darjeeling Tea Industry - Various Aspects by Anil Kumar Singh, J.S. Bisen, R.K. Chauhan, Mrityunjay Choubey, R. Kumar and N. Kumar 8. The Flavour of Tea: Chemistry and Advanced Analysis by Prosenjit Biswas and Biswajit Bera 9. Health Benefits of Tea and Environmental Impacts of its Cultivation by Jigisha Anand and Nishant Rai 10. Biotechnology of Tea by Mainaak Mukhopadhyay and Tapan Kumar Mondal

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Niladri Bag, Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture, Sikkim University, 6th Mile, Tadong, Gangtok 737 102, Sikkim, India. Arundhati Bag, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Biotechnology, Sikkim Manipal University, Tadong, Gangtok 737 102, Sikkim, India. L.M.S. Palni, Professor and Dean, Biotechnology Department , Graphic Era University, 566/6/ bell Road, Clement Town, Dehradhun 248 002, Uttarakhand, India.

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