Yield and quality decline in vegetatively propagated cultivar tea (Camellia sinensis (l) O. Kuntze) under continuous mechanical harvesting

Yield and quality decline in vegetatively propagated cultivar tea (Camellia sinensis (l) O. Kuntze) under continuous mechanical harvesting

Manual plucking is highly labour intensive, occupying almost 70% of the total labour force on tea estates and accounting for approximately 40 - 45% of cost of production. The high labour costs and shortages and the cost of production has resulted in tea (Camellia sinensis (L) O. Kuntze) industries i...

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Main Author: Madamombe, Godwil Mirirai
Other Authors: Taylor, N.J. (Nicolette)
Language:en
Published: University of Pretoria 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60825
Madamombe, GM 2016, Yield and quality decline in vegetatively propagated cultivar tea (Camellia sinensis (l) O. Kuntze) under continuous mechanical harvesting, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60825>

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60825
Madamombe, GM 2016, Yield and quality decline in vegetatively propagated cultivar tea (Camellia sinensis (l) O. Kuntze) under continuous mechanical harvesting, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60825>

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