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Growth and Yield of the Tea Bush

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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Changes in growth rate of tea shoots cause yield fluctuations between seasons, but the size of the basal shoot population remains constant throughout the year. The proportion of shoots with dormant apical buds does not influence the mean weight of shoots harvested. Models of shoot extension are discussed.

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Research Article
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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , July 1981 , pp. 323 - 331
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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