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Studies on Tea Quality and Tea Plant Growth
 

MCRC has also handled industrial problems. The first study was to improve the colour, taste and brightness, of tea liquor and infusion by addition of bacteria, which are rich in protein, and a carotenoid pigment. Studies on tea have been carried out at our Murugalli laboratory, Valparai, Coimbatore Dt. Tamil Nadu. To improve the quality and standard of tea, many experiments were carried out at the factory's laboratory.

Different samples from other places were also analysed. It was observed that several parameters like, oxidation time, hot air and natural air mixing, additives, climate, and different fermentation temperatures had to be monitored to produce quality tea. MCRC suggested that addition of beneficial bacteria and close control of process parameters could give a better quality of tea, which would fetch better prices.

A second study is being carried out to study the growth of tea in response to various soil amendments, to enhance fast growth thereby reducing the dormancy and gestation period of tea plants. Four varieties of tea were planted in 2.5 hectares of experimental plot at Paralai, Valparai.

The following experiments are in progress:

1. The effect of different biofertilizers on these varieties

2. Standardisation on mass multiplication of biofertilizers.

3. Monitoring the physical parameters of the tea plants.

Parry Agro Industries Pvt. Ltd. are sponsoring these studies.

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