Effect of method, time and levels of phosphorus application on yield and quality of tea (Camellia sinensis)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.59797/ija.v50i4.5140Keywords:
Phosphorus, Tea, Yield, QualityAbstract
A field experiment was carried out at Palampur during 1994-99 on 150-year-old China hybrid tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) 0. Kuntze] to study the effect of single superphosphate on yield and quality of tea with different methods, times and levels of P application. Phosphorus application at 90 kg P20,/ha with alternate years of ap- plication registered significantly highest yield. On the contrary, the highest values for tea quality with regards to total colour and percent brightness were obtained with annual application of fertilizer @ 60 kg P20,/ha with deep placement method. Among the interactions, the highest yield was obtained when phosphorus was applied in al- ternate years by broadcasting on the soil surface.References
Indian Journal of Agronomy 50 (4) : 324--326 (December 2005)
Effect of method, time and levels of phosphorus application on yield and quality of tea (Camellia sinensis)
D.K. SHARMA', SAPAN THAKUR2 AND K.L. SHARMA3
Department of Tea Husbandry and Technology, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidalaya, Palampur 176 062
Received : August 2004
A field experiment was carried out at Palampur during 1994-99 on 150-year-old China hybrid tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) 0. Kuntze] to study the effect of single superphosphate on yield and quality of tea with different methods, times and levels of P application. Phosphorus application at 90 kg P20,/ha with alternate years of ap- plication registered significantly highest yield. On the contrary, the highest values for tea quality with regards to total colour and percent brightness were obtained with annual application of fertilizer @ 60 kg P20,/ha with deep placement method. Among the interactions, the highest yield was obtained when phosphorus was applied in al- ternate years by broadcasting on the soil surface.
Key words :Phosphorus, Tea, Yield, Quality
Phosphorus is one of the major yield-limiting nutrient in in factorial randomized block design with 3 replications. most of the Indian soils (Bajaj and Ramamurthy, 1969) in Treatments comprising 4 levels of P (0, 30, 60, 90 kg general and acidic soil in particular because of its higher P,O,iha), 2 methods of P application [surface application fixation and very low recovery of applied phosphorus. (M,) and placement at 10 cm depth in a ring (M,)] and 3 The soils of Kangra district particularly in the vicinity of times of P application [once in a pruning (Y,), in alternate Dhauladhar ranges are characterized as acidic soils in years (Y,) and every year (Y,)] were started. The P ap- which nutrient availability especially of phosphorus is a plied through single suprphosphate. Basal dose of 90 kg
