Description
This important landmark publication provides, in one volume, a huge wealth of information on tea. Each chapter has been written by a leading international expert and the whole is edited by Professor Mike Carr who has a lifetime's experience working with the crop. Contents include all major aspects of agronomy and growing, tea processing, the world trade and tea marketing. No-one working with this crop can afford to be without this excellent volume.
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Edition
Illustrated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Illustrated edition
Illustrations
364
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-632-05922-5 (9780632059225)
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Content
1: Production - Tea production systems worldwide; Diversity in the the tea plant; Ecological factors influencing tea productivity; Tea plant improvement; Tea plant propagation and field establishment; Tea shoot growth, plucking and pruning; Land and water management for tea; Tea nutrition; Integrated pest management in tea; Fuel wood production for tea processing; Mechanised tea production; Transport of tea leaf from field to factory; Cost control in the tea production chain; Integrated management approaches (to sustainable tea production) 2: Processing - Processing for the tea market:international comparisons; Quality criteria:green tea; Quality Criteria:black tea; Physical and biochemical changes during tea processing; Selection, operation and maintenance of tea processing machinery; Process control systems in tea manufacture; Planning a tea factory; Producing speciality teas; Tea tasting for quality control; Packing and transport of processed tea; Partnerships between producers and processors; Cost control in the tea processing chain; Innovative management in tea production and processing systems 3 : Marketing - Social history of teadrinking; Tea as an international commodity; Expanding markets for tea; Trends in tea trading; Packaging of tea; Promotion of tea; Consumption of tea; Healthy tea drinking; Public perceptions of the tea industry; Managing the supply chain; Research, training and extension services for the tea industry; Synthesis:the tea industry in the 21st century