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volume 34 issue 2 (june 2014) : 119-122,   Doi: 10.5958/0976-0547.2014.00028.7

PEST, DISEASE AND WEED INCIDENCE AND CROP YIELD AS INFLUENCED BY ORGANIC CULTURE IN TEA [CAMELLIA SINENSIS (L.) O. KUNTZE]

G
G.K. Saikia*
A
A.C. Barbora1
M
M.K. Deka2
1Department of Tea Husbandry & Technology Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat 785 013, India
Cite article:- Saikia* G.K., Barbora1 A.C., Deka2 M.K. (2025). PEST, DISEASE AND WEED INCIDENCE AND CROP YIELD AS INFLUENCED BY ORGANIC CULTURE IN TEA [CAMELLIA SINENSIS (L.) O. KUNTZE]. Agricultural Science Digest. 34(2): 119-122. doi: 10.5958/0976-0547.2014.00028.7.

ABSTRACT

A field investigation was conducted in the Experimental Garden for Plantation Crops, Department of Tea Husbandry & Technology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam to study the incidence of pests, diseases and weeds in organic tea cultivation and yield of tea. Organic culture in tea was found to influence the ecology of the cultivated area. Incidence of tea mosquito bug (Helopeltis theivora) and red spider mite (Oligonyclus coffeae) was relatively higher in the organically treated plots. Disease symptoms were not observed in these plots. Significantly higher predator population, weed intensity and weed biomass were also recorded in organic tea cultivation. Plants under organic treatments produced comparable yield as that of inorganic treatment.

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