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Environmental Factors Affecting the Yield of Tea (Camellia sinensis). I. Effects of Air Temperature

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

The response of tea shoots to temperature was studied in the field and in controlled environments. Shoot extension stopped below about 12.5°C. Shoots of mature tea took 491 day degrees above the base temperature of 12.8°C to grow to a harvestable size of 15 cm.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , January 1982 , pp. 47 - 52
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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