On February 7th, Tea experts from Guocha Institute specializing in breeding, processing, cultivation, and plant protection jointly provided technical guidance on the renovation and improvement of low-yielding and inefficient tea gardens in Hong'an.
At the Hubei Yude Tea Co., Ltd. base in Dabie Mountain area, the experts addressed a series of issues including tea Tree aging, lax management of tea gardens, and poor adaptability of varieties. They proposed new standardized techniques for establishing tea gardens quickly using new tea tree varieties, providing on-site guidance in the tea gardens that are about to be renovated. The aim is to increase tea Seedling survival rates and shorten the period it takes for the gardens to become productive. Additionally, considering the overwintering conditions of major pests and diseases in old tea gardens, they suggested measures to prevent major Pest and disease outbreaks and provided guidance on Integrated pest management.
Text and Images: Tan Rongrong