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Sample Surveys of Pests and Diseases of Tea in North-East India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

A. R. Sen
Affiliation:
Tocklai Experimental Station, Cinnamara, Assam, India
A. R. Sarkar
Affiliation:
Tocklai Experimental Station, Cinnamara, Assam, India
R. P. Chakrabarty
Affiliation:
Tocklai Experimental Station, Cinnamara, Assam, India

Summary

Pests and diseases cause appreciable loss to tea in north-east India, but their incidence and intensity of attack vary widely from district to district, and within districts with variation in climate, elevation and the jat (seed-source) of tea. For example, blister blight is a serious disease in Darjeeling and looper catepillar is mainly localized in certain tea estates of the Assam valley. Thus recommendations regarding pesticides and their application in a particular region must be based on a thorough knowledge of the distribution of the diseases or pests in the region. This can best be obtained through sample surveys, planned in representative estates of the region and carried out with the help of trained investigators. Such surveys will also provide basic data on jat, environment and disease, as a guide to experimentation.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1966

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